General Interview Questions Flashcards

1
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Outline what you would offer in a 3 hour training workshop to teaching staff in the early years of a mainstream school.

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X1 hour on milestones, red flags, when to refer to SLT
X1 hour on speech sound development - with links to literacy
X1 hour on role playing to practise these interventions

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2
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Name 3 formal paediatric assessments outlining the advantages and disadvantages of each one

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TROG
DEAP
CELF

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3
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How would you prioritise a case load?

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Triaging system

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4
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What is a good example of team working?

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EAL child - Primary B.A.
Actively listen to colleagues
Build rapport

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5
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Are you a leader or a follower?

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iCafe
Leader - RCSLT stated without this care would not be high-quality
Follower - learn from seniors

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6
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How do you work with someone you find difficult?

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OT module

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7
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How do you cope and respond to criticism?

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Hearing difficulties
Cued articulation - Jane Passy

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8
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How could you measure how effective your intervention with a patient has been?

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TOMs
Caroline
Helps considers care pathways, costs and resources

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9
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What are the 3 key things you learnt on your last clinical placement and how did you learn these?

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  1. Cranial nerves
  2. Advocacy
  3. Compensatory strategies over thickener
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10
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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Additional training
Specialism
Mentoring other students

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11
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What characteristics will you bring to the role and to the company?

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  1. Active listener - STAMMA
  2. Resilience - back
  3. Confidence - paeds placement
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12
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What do you see as the benefits and challenges of working in the community?

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Benefit - range of people
Challenge - range of knowledge, cribsheet

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13
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What are your expectations of the role?

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Working with preschool and primary school children
Independent working - assessment and intervention
Training staff

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14
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Tell us about yourself and why this role

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Final year MSc student
Strong interest in paeds

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15
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Why do you want to be a SLT?

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Trained as a primary school teacher
Enjoyed communication aspects
Bad behaviour

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16
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Tell us why we should offer you this post?

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Lots of child experience - nurseries, primary schools, tuition centres, Camp America
Proactive learner - evidence e.g. ASD projects
BSL

17
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Name a piece of work / placement task that went well and same for that did not go well?

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Stroke unit
Non-speaking man
Brisbane - yes/no
Went away - communication passport

18
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Tell us about a time when you used your initiative?

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Oromotor exam

19
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How would you deal with ‘tricky’ parents?

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Acknowledge feelings
Send across therapy

20
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What is clinical governance and why is important in SLT?

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Used to maintain and improve the quality of patient care
Audits, staff training

21
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Think of a time when you were trying therapy and it wasn’t working - how did you resolve this?

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ADHD - break card

22
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What factors do you need to consider when designing goals?

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SMART
Advocacy scripting

23
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How would you approach assessment differently for a 2 year old and a 4 year old?

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Attention differences - 2 year old is single but 4 years is two channelled

24
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How would you answer a parent who asks at the end of a session ‘how many more sessions do they need?’

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Depends on child
Therapy is more than one hour - at home

25
What is the Bercow Report?
2008 Poor understanding and resources for children with speech, language and communication needs
26
What are some common paeds interventions?
What's in a bag - targeting speech sounds Ready steady go - attention Auditory discrimination - minimal pairs Colourful Semantics - colour coding sentences Blank levels - receptive
27
What do you know about this company and the types of clients we serve?
London clinic in Marylebone Offers one to one Small groups Whole class support (principles of a Communication Friendly Environment) Formal training e.g. ELKAN, Talk Boost Webinars
28
What is the difference between independent and NHS?
NHS - free to the point of use Independent - no limit on sessions Lack of access Eligibility Long wait times Sporadic support
29
What is a session that you have really made an impact on?
LSVT Group therapy - 6 weeks Modelling - safe environment Swallow Prompt Baselines showed improvement for all 4 members One member - increased participation re. phone calls