Speech Therapy

A Speech-Language Pathologist (ST) is a professional committed to the research, prevention, evaluation, treatment and counseling of communication disorders. These disorders may include congenital, developmental, and acquired disorders of speech, voice, resonance, fluency, phonology, swallowing, language, and cognitive-communication.
 

Working with the full range of human communication and its disorders, speech-language pathologists: evaluate and diagnose speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders.Treat speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders in individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly.
 

Pediatric speech therapy services focus on enabling a child to be an effective communicator and independent language learner. Member agencies provide evaluation, treatment, and consultation in the following areas:
 

• Expressive Language

• Receptive Language

• Articulation (Sound Production)

• Social Skills

• Oral Motor Skills

• Feeding Therapy

• Voice Disorders

• Fluency Disorders

• Phonemic Awareness

• Cognitive Training