SLP

A speech-language pathologist (SLP) wears many hats. They evaluate, diagnose, treat and help prevent social communication, articulation, phonological processing, expressive/receptive language, feeding/swallowing disorders, and cognitive development in both children and adults. Additionally, SLP’s can provide aural rehabilitation for individuals that are deaf or hard of hearing, provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and can even work on accent modification. Speech therapy is a team approach so we work with families and often other providers (occupational, physical therapy, special education), as well as classroom teachers and other individuals involved in a persons’ care team. Our responsibility to the communities we work in is to provide strategies and techniques, offer counseling to families and offer screenings to increase early detection of a speech related condition. Speech therapy is tailored to meet the specific needs of each person so each individual will have a different, individualized approach to help them reach their goals!