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It positions SLTs as core multi-disciplinary team members across ages and care settings, describing how EDS challenges may present across pre-oral, oral, pharyngeal and oesophageal stages. The framework outlines key objectives, the intended audience, pre- and post-registration learning routes, SLT support worker considerations, and issues such as supervision, evidence-based practice, CPD, transferable skills and team working. It also replaces the 2014 Dysphagia Competency framework.","Speech and language therapist eating, drinking and swallowing competency framework\nMarch 2025\n\u001f\u000f\nFirst published: March 2025\nby the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists\n2 White Hart Yard, London SE1 1NX\n020 7378 1200 www.rcslt.org\nCopyright © Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists 2025\nDate for review: 2030\nReference: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Speech and language therapist eating, drinking and swallow competency framework. 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London: RCSLT, 2025\nAvailable on the RCSLT website:\nThis framework replaces the 2014 Dysphagia Competency framework\nLead author\nDr Sue Pownall, Independent Consultant Speech and Language Therapist\nSupporting authors\nAnita Smith, Head of Service and Dysphagia Lead Speech and language therapist\nCaroline Weighton, Deputy Head of Speech and language therapy, dysphagia lead\nDr Gemma Clunie, Lead Clinical Academic for allied health professions and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow\nJames Reid, Specialist Advisor Speech and Language Therapist\nJoanne Marks, Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist and Neonatal Operational Delivery Network Lead Speech and Language Therapist\nDr Kate Toft, Highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist and lecturer in speech and language therapy\nKaty Parnell, Clinical Lead Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist\nKim Ferrari, Lead Speech and Language Therapist\nKonstantinos Smaragdis, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead for dysphagia\nLaura Banci, Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist for acute and secondary services\nLauren Bell, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist\nLorraine Coulter, Lead Professional for speech and language therapy and Allied Health Professional’s manager for children’s services\nNatalie Wray, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist\nSam Bradley, Professional Head of Speech and language therapy\nWith special thanks to Caroline Weighton, Joanne Marks, Katy Parnell, Konstantinos Smaragdis, Lauren Bell and Natalie Wray for writing sections of this guidance.\nExperts by experience\nEmma Sullivan\nJamie Preece\nKate Ashby-Smith\nSarah Wood\n\u000f\n\u0003Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514828\" \u00141. 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Issues for consideration\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514836 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514837\" \u00143.1 Supervision\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514837 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514838\" \u00143.2 Evidence-based practice and CPD\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514838 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514839\" \u00143.3 Transferable skills\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514839 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514840\" \u00143.4 Effective multi-disciplinary team working\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514840 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514841\" \u00143.5 Pre-registration clinical placements\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514841 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514842\" \u00143.6 Competency to practise\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514842 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514843\" \u00143.7 Maintaining and developing competencies\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514843 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514844\" \u00143.8 Guidance for supervisors\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514844 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514845\" \u00143.9 Guidance for employers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc192514845 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc192514846\" \u00143.10 Transitioning to the new framework\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc19251484","cbCaij4y5woVJRpk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij4y5woVJRpk","docx",279793,63,"English","en",105,"# 1. 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