Louise Ashton, née Hönck, Senior Auditory Verbal Therapist Expand MA Communication Pathology, MRCSLT, PgDip Auditory Verbal Therapy, LSLS Cert. AVT® Louise is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist. She is dually trained as a Speech-Language Therapist and Audiologist and obtained her masters degree at the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2004. Louise has specialised in delivering audiology and speech and language therapy across a range of different settings to various client groups after moving to the UK. She undertook training during this period and became a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in children with hearing loss. She completed her postgraduate diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy with distinction at Aston University in 2011. She was mentored towards LSLS CertAVT® whilst working at AVUK. Louise also trained in the assessment and treatment of oro-motor speech production difficulties using the PROMPT approach (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Target). Louise leads on Auditory VerbalUK’s distance AGBEll and RCSLT accredited Foundation and Advanced training programs, supports the clinical team, mentor in-house trainees, provide intervention services using telepractice, and regularly travels internationally to give lectures or train professionals. Louise co-authored 3 chapters in Auditory-Verbal Therapy for Young Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families, and the Practitioners Who Guide Them (Estabrooks, W, Maclver-Lux, K & Rhoades, E.A., Plural Publishing 2016). She is currently working remotely from Johannesburg for Auditory VerbalUK, Monday-Thursday 08:00-12:00 Louise works remotely from South Africa and in our London centre. Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: Louise Honck Facebook: Louise Avuk
Susannah Burden, Senior Auditory Verbal Therapist and Bicester Clinical Lead Expand BSc (Hons) SLT, Cert MRCSLT, PgDip Auditory Verbal Therapy, LSLS Cert. AVT® Susannah is a listening and spoken language specialist, certified auditory verbal therapist. She is currently working at our Oxfordshire centre, with time spent in clinical work with families and in training therapists. Susannah trained to be a speech and language therapist at De Montfort University and completed her postgraduate diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy at Aston University. She was mentored towards LSLS CertAVT® by Jacqueline Stokes, Donna Sperandio, Rosemary Richardson and Catherine White whilst working at Auditory VerbalUK. Susannah has specialised in delivering therapy to children with hearing impairment since qualifying, and since 2011 as a certified auditory verbal therapist. Susannah is involved in delivering training and mentoring to professionals and works with babies, pre-school and some older children with varying degrees of hearing loss and language levels as well as additional needs such as ASD and Down’s Syndrome. Susannah is the Clinical Lead for our Oxfordshire centre. Susannah works Tuesdays & Wednesdays 08:30-16:30 at our Oxfordshire centre Email: [email protected] Facebook: Susie Avuk
Emma Burton, Speech and Language Therapist and AVT Intern Expand BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy Emma qualified from Birmingham City University with a first class degree in Speech and Language Therapy. She had her first introduction to AVT on placement at the Birmingham Cochlear Implant Centre and was inspired by the listening and spoken language outcomes that deaf children were able to achieve. In August 2015, Emma joined the team at AVUK and began training in-house to become a certified Auditory Verbal Therapist. She is passionate about empowering families and helping deaf children to achieve their potential. Emma works Monday-Friday 8.30-16.30 at the Oxford centre. Email: [email protected] Twitter:@emmaavuk
Beth Cardwell, Family Support and Project Manager Expand Beth graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2010 with a degree in Social Policy. She has over 5 years’ experience within the charity sector, which has included working at The Children’s Society and Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid. She joined the team in September 2013 and her work includes fundraising, event management and family support. Email: [email protected] Facebook: Beth Avuk
Frances Clark, Senior Auditory Verbal Therapist and London Clinical Lead Expand BA Speech and Hearing Therapy (Speech Pathology and Audiology), LSLS Cert. AVT® Frances qualified as a speech-language pathologist and audiologist at The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2004. After working in a South African hospital as a speech therapist/audiologist for one year, she moved to England in 2006. She worked for the Oxford Cochlear Implant Team and Oxford Primary Care Trust as a highly specialist speech and language therapist in deafness. She then worked as a highly specialist speech and language therapist for The Elizabeth Foundation, for pre-school deaf children and their parents, developing the speech and language therapy programme there. In 2013, she began training in Auditory Verbal Therapy through our Part 1 course. In October 2013, she joined the team at AVUK and in August 2015 she qualified as an LSLS Cert. AVT. Frances is the Clinical Lead for our London centre. Frances regularly presents at conferences and delivers training both in the UK and abroad. She has a special interest in using books in therapy, Theory of Mind and Sensory Integration. She obtained a postgraduate certificate in Sensory Integration through Ulster University in January 2018. Frances works Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm at the London centre. Email: [email protected] LinkedIn:Frances Clark Facebook: Frances Avuk Twitter: @frances_AVT
Rebecca Crombleholme, Communications and Marketing Manager Expand Rebecca joined the Auditory Verbal UK team in April 2015 with experience of working in fundraising and communications in the charity sector. Rebecca's role as the Communications and Marketing Manager encompasses digital communications, press and media liaison, publication production, case study management and marketing AVUK's projects and programmes to new and existing audiences. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @AuditoryVerbal Facebook: Rebecca Avuk
Catherine Dirks, Assistant Finance Manager Expand Catherine is currently on secondment to AVUK from the Civil Service, as part of the Finance Fast Stream. Previously on the scheme she has undertaken a variety of finance roles in different government departments. At AVUK Catherine’s work will include a review of current accounting processes and developing the charity’s future financial strategy. Catherine recently completed her accountancy exams for ACA (ICAEW). Email: [email protected]
Carol Exell, Volunteer Administrator Expand Carol Exell joined AVUK Bicester in September 2018 as a part-time Administration Volunteer. She comes from a background in primary school teaching and libraries- both public and school. Carol works at Bignell Park Barns on Tuesdays. Email: [email protected]
Rachel French, Operations Manager Expand Rachel joined Auditory VerbalUK in January 2007 and has over 30 years’ experience working in senior administrative roles in both the public and private sector. Rachel’s role as Operations Manager encompasses HR, facilities, IT, administration, scheduling and training. Rachel works full-time 08.30-16.30 at our Oxfordshire centre. Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: Rachel French