A Service to meet your needs
Speech Linc provides speech and language therapy to children within their home and / or educational setting. Parents and carers are very important and Speech Linc ensures they are well informed about therapy sessions and recommendations. It is important that therapy is fun and targets are part of everyday routines.
Ways of support
- Attention and Listening skills
- understanding vocabulary and following instructions
- joining words to make sentences
- learning new speech sounds
- Developing social skills
- Promoting all types of communication.
Therapy
Therapy can be delivered in a number of ways
- weekly /fortnightly sessions if appropriate
- blocks of direct therapy
- monthly interventions with programmes
- reviews
- consultancy and advice
Continuity
Sessions are supported with activities and suggestions, which can be used by all those involved with the child. This ensures that the therapy is not restricted to a therapy session and allows for generalisation of skills and team work. Everybody has a part in developing speech, language and communication skills.
Independent speech and language therapists work in collaboration with NHS provisions to ensure consistency and that targets do not conflict. It is important that everyone is informed, unless seeking a second opinion.
Provisions
Speech Linc can provide
- A free 30min telephone consultation to discuss concerns
- An initial formal / informal assessments, depending on your child's needs, in the home or educational setting
- A written report with the findings and recommendations.
- Opportunities to discuss therapy options, if needed.
Costs of assessments and therapy, can be provided on request.