Continuing Professional Development
Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies
Developing Research Skills in Clinical SLT Practice
9am-5pm Friday, 17 April 2026
Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Arts Building,
Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Topics will include:
• Writing your research question
• Selecting your study design
• Systematic & scoping reviews
• Quantitative methods
• Qualitative methods
• Data analysis
• Establishing your research team
• Applying for ethical approval
• Writing for publication
• Funding opportunities
Register below:
- €100 standard fee
- €70 for SLTs who facilitated TCD clinical placements during the 2025/2026 academic year
Practice Educator Training 2025
Practice Educator Training Day: 10/9/2025 9am- 1pm. Hybrid format- online (zoom) and in-person ) Department Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 7-9 South Leinster Street). Please email clinicalspeech_PEC@tcd.ie to express your interest. Note that you must commit to taking at least one student in the 2025/2026 academic year to be eligible to attend this training.
Practice Educator Training Day 2024
Practice Educator Training Day: 2/9/2024. 9am-1pm. Hybrid format- online (zoom) and in-person (room 103/104)- now sold out. Now taking bookings for the 2025 Practice Educator Training Day (10/1/25. 9am-1pm: Hybrid format- online (zoom) and in-person (room 103/104). Please email clinicalspeech_PEC@tcd.ie to express your interest. Note that you must commit to taking at least one student in the 2024/2025 academic year to be eligible to attend this training
pre-placement, mid-placement and end of placement drop-ins are arranged by the PEC for each placement. These are mandatory sessions, during which the PEC will be online (zoom), to answer any questions Practice Educators may have.
Training day for final year placement Practice Educators
A training day designed specifically for Practice Educators facilitating a final year placement will take place on the afternoon of 10th of January, from 2pm-4pm. Attendance can be virtual (zoom) or in person. Please email clinicalspeech_PEC@tcd.ie to book your place.