Speech Pathology
Understanding Your Child's Communication: Speech Pathology Assessments
A speech therapy assessment goes beyond just testing. It's a comprehensive evaluation conducted by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) to understand your child's unique communication abilities. This includes speech sounds, language skills, fluency, and social communication.
Through a combination of standardized tests, observations during play or conversation, and discussions with you, the SLP builds a complete picture of your child's strengths and areas for improvement. This valuable information is then used to create a personalised therapy plan specifically designed to address your child's needs and help them reach their full potential.
Speech assessments can also be beneficial when applying for support at school or through NDIS. We'll discuss the assessment fees upfront, including the hourly rate and estimated time for both the assessment and the report
Support to make change: Speech language therapy
Therapy is dependant on the child and their needs. Some children will need short bursts of support, and some children will attend speech pathology on and off for a long time.
We set goals with you, because you are going to be with your child much more than us. We try to support you to integrate some of the therapy targets into every day life. This may be a simple as using a few new vocabulary words more often that week, or as complex as practising modelling a new communication software. Little bits often is how learning happens best, so we want you involved.
Sometimes parents do need a break to take an hour for themselves, and that is ok, but if you opt to not attend sessions with your child or they are in an older group session, you will probably be asked to complete homework with them to keep the momentum.
Making Therapy Fit Your Life:
We understand that life can be busy and unpredictable. That's why we offer flexible options to accommodate your family's needs. Our Clinic & Home Hybrid program allows you to choose a combination of clinic sessions with a speech pathologist and in-home visits with an allied health assistant, for maximum flexibility.
We also recognise the importance of breaks. Our Term + break approach allows you to pause therapy when needed without losing your spot. This term/break model is ideal for children who might experience therapy fatigue. We're here to work with you and create a plan that supports your child's progress while fitting seamlessly into your family's life.