Magic Words - Elen Bekker
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Elen Bekker

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Elen Bekker

Based in Milton Keynes (Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire)

Clinic Manager (Milton Keynes), Service Lead & Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Deafness

Becoming a children’s speech and language therapist was one of the best decisions I ever made. I have always been interested in both arts and sciences and speech and language therapy is the perfect combination; research and logic with some dynamic creativity. Working with children is such a joy. Their ability to adapt and keep on learning is something incredible to be a part of. It is also a privilege to work with adults too, really exploring what’s happening and problem solving together.

My favourite word is ‘transcend’. To overcome, rise, climb, go beyond. I love that you can transcend in so many ways: situations, problems, emotions, your own and other’s expectations… the possibilities are endless.

    • Deafness

    • Speech sound delay/disorder

    • Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia

    • Developmental Language Disorder/Language Delay

    • Selective / Situational Mutism and reluctant talking

    • Total Communication

    • Lego/Block therapy

    • PECS

    • Makaton

    • Intensive Interaction

    • Lego/Block therapy trainer and provider

    • Attention Autism

    • Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST)

    • Colourful Semantics

    • Shape Coding

    • Word Aware

    • smiLE

    • The Listening Program

    • Acoustic Pioneer

    • Narrative Intervention Programme (Victoria Joffe)

    • Visual Phonics

    • Introduction to Sensory Integration

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
— Charles F. Kettering