About Us

Who are Facial Therapy Specialists International?

Welcome to the website for FTSI. We are a charity dedicated to ensuring that patients with facial palsy have access to quality care. Our purposes include promoting and sharing good practice and standards in the field of facial palsy particularly in training for healthcare professionals, medical and scientific research and information exchange amongst and between patients, patient groups, researchers and healthcare professionals.

Our educational opportunities are available to all healthcare professionals. Membership of FTSI is open to registered physiotherapists, speech therapists and occupational therapists. The benefits that you will receive by becoming a member and joining our community are detailed below

Facial Therapy Specialist International is a registered charity with the Charity Commission: 1205406

When you become a member you gain access to:

Members only downloads and information including patient resources and assessment tools

FTS International newsletters

Discounted specialist courses

Advanced practice webinars

Our exclusive members network list – where you can opt to be included and other clinicians can contact you to refer patients or set up local peer support networks

A closed Facebook group for networking, international peer support and patient advice*

Reference list of key journals and texts

Useful weblinks to other charities and professional sites

Our annual general meeting and opportunities to volunteer for committee roles

Conferences; including live treatment demos, guest speakers and opportunities to discuss complex cases with a panel of experts

Annual membership is £27.00 per year (as of April 2023)

*To access the Facial Therapy Specialists International Facebook group please go to Facebook and search ‘Facial Therapy Specialists International’ within groups. Once you have the correct page in front of you, please ask to join. You MUST answer the membership questions correctly to gain access.

As this is a closed group for members of FTS therapists only if you do not give the correct annual password, we will not be able to authorise your request to join. If you have not been given the membership password and believe you are a member, please contact us. If you do not renew your membership you will be removed from the group.

If you are a registered physiotherapist, speech therapist or occupational therapist sign up and become a member of of Facial Therapy Specialists International to gain access to specialist facial therapy resources, newsletters, reference lists, subsidised courses, webinars, conferences, a closed Facebook network group and our member networks…

Become a member today