Our aim is to maximise the swallowing, communication, literacy and social skills of our participants to support them with achieving their goals and to live within the community in a safe and supported manner. We provide an extensive range of speech pathology services to children and adults across a range of disabilities and health conditions.
We believe services need to revolve around each individual’s unique needs. Our approach puts you at the centre of care!
Our supportive Speech Therapy professionals will provide education, resources, coaching and encouragement throughout the process.
Yes. Your speech pathologist will read your previous report, meet with you to discuss your goals and do an informal assessment to confirm where to start therapy. They will create a plan with you to map out your therapy and funding. A summary report at the end of therapy or upon your request will be provided outlining progress and ongoing recommendations.This will vary depending on the type of service you are referred for. Some assessments can be completed, and a report provided, within 2-4 weeks. Others require several assessment sessions, and multiple trials of equipment or collaboration about modifications, and is likely to take over a month. Your occupational therapist will discuss anticipated timeframes with you during the assessment process.
Our speech pathologists are happy to provide individualised training for our participants and the people in our participant’s lives to ensure success with their communication and swallowing needs. Training can be delivered face-to-face or online.
Yes. Our speech pathologists are happy to offer Telehealth services for communication and swallowing for those who are appropriate for this. In the event it is difficult for the speech pathologist to confirm a swallowing diagnosis online, we may recommend you seek face-to-face services.
