Congress brings together researchers, practitioners and students to discuss about how various professional groups and families collaborate to achieve positive outcomes.

The topic of the 2024 year’s Understanding Each Other is derived from the relevant events and developments of the year – different language groups, transition to education in the national language in all Baltic States and foreign language clients in the therapy of elderly. We based on the topic announced by European Speech and Language Therapy Association (ESLA) – Speech and Language therapists working with professionals and caregivers. Following this topic, the Baltic States’ Associations of Speech and Language Therapists (Lithuanian and Latvian Logopedists’ Associations, Estonian Logopedists’ Union and Estonian Society of Medical Speech and Language Pathologists) in collaboration with Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy (Kaunas), Vilnius University Siauliai Academy (Siauliai) and Tartu University (Tartu) is organising the 9th Congress of Baltic States’ SLT’s.

The main issues of SLT will be discussed in the plenary sessions of the Congress:
* improving communication of bilingual and multilingual groups of clients (role of SLT-s direct services);
* different groups of multilingual clients – interprofessional collaboration;
* different collaborations involving parents.

Congress languages: English (with simultaneous translation to Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian)

Congress venue: online Zoom platform (the link will be sent few days before the event)

Contact e-mail: congress2024@sltbaltic.eu

To register:
Purchase the ticket, after that you can fill in the registration form.

You will receive the invoice in 7 days. The Congress fee must be paid in due time according to the invoice.

Your participation in the Congress will only be confirmed once the payment of the Congress fee has been received.

Refund and/or changes of the participants´ fee:
The Congress organizer must be notified in writing by e-mail (invoices@sltbaltic.eu) about the cancellation of registration.

The following cancellation conditions apply:

• until 18th March, 2024: full refund minus € 5 administration fee;
• from 19sth March, 2024 until 31th March, 2024: 50% cancellation fee applies;
• from 1st April, 2024: no refunds;
• there is no refund for non-participation in the Congress on the Zoom platform.

Only one change is accepted free of charge per registration (change of Congress participant, invoice, etc). The change of the name and surname of the Congress participant is possible at least 5 working days before the official date of the Congress.

All refunds will be processed only after the end of the Congress.

Certificates confirming the participation in the Congress will be sent to all participants of the Congress by e-mail address specified in the registration form only after the end of Congress.

Scientific Committee 

PhD stud. Anna Maria Ülviste, University of Tartu, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
PhD stud. Liis Themas, University of Tartu, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
PhD stud. Marju Lahtein, University of Tartu, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Helje Möller, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Assoc. Prof. Daiva Kairiene, Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy, Lithuanian Logopedists’ Association 
Lect. PhD stud.  Simona Daniute, Vilnius University Siauliai Academy, Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy, Lithuanian Logopedists’ Association
Assoc. Prof. PhD Vilma Makauskiene, Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy
Assoc. Prof. PhD Baiba Trinite, Liepaja University, Latvian Logopedists’ Association
Prof. PhD Sarmite Tubele, University of Latvia, Latvian Logopedists’ Association

Organisational Committee    

Helje Möller, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Aaro Nursi, Estonian Logopedists’ Union 
Sirli Pikk, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Anneli Paulus, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Kristi Sarapuu, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Tiina Suvi, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Johanna Juhkam, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Maarja Maripuu, Estonian Logopedists’ Union
Liisa Kolk, Estonian Logopedists’ Union