
CSD Consultants
Working with d/Deaf People- Part 1:
Developing Specialist Skills in
Assessment and Therapy
This popular and essential course
for Speech and Language Therapists
working with d/Deaf People has now
been adapted to be accessed flexibly with
individual Tutorials offered via a remote platform
5 Modules with 5 Individual x 1 hour Tutorials
2023 Cost: £600
Timeframe for the course to suit the therapist-
approximately 25 hours self directed study spread over 4-6 months
120-page bound Handbook
Directed study workbooks
Access to all videos, PowerPoint and other material
"I really enjoyed the online format and feel this is accessible around working/family life – especially in the current climate"
Lydia Sept 2021
"The structure of the course works very well for me, having the tutorials spaced to fit in with my schedule and having the written materials provided in advance to go through at my own pace."
Francis March 2023

Things I enjoyed about the teaching:
"-video explanation accompanying PowerPoint, added to understanding of the more difficult parts
-Tutorials – enables time to ask and clarify and gave confidence and motivation".

Hosted by Course Beetle:
Introduction to working with d/Deaf people
A 4-part online training package designed to develop competencies and confidence in working as a speech and language therapist with deaf people.
Apply here:
Working with d/Deaf People- Part 2:
Using the PETAL assessment and working on Speech Intelligibility
One or Two day short course
**Develop transcription skills
**Learn the PETAL Speech Assessment approach.
Training for 1-4 therapists at their own workplace or delivered remotely to suit their needs.
Topics Covered:
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Phonetic vs. phonological analysis
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Segmental features deaf speech
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Transcription
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Acoustic phonetics
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Auditory training
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Speech intelligibility therapy
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Details of the PETAL procedure: Data collection, analysis and summary