What is speech pathology?
Speech Pathology is the study, diagnoses and treatment of communication disorders including but not limited to difficulties with speaking, listening, understanding language, reading, writing, social skills and stuttering.
Difficulty with communication can be due to developmental delays, stroke, brain injuries, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities and dementia as well as many other problems that can affect language and speech. Difficulty swallowing food and drink safely can also be helped by treatment of a Speech Pathologist.
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Communicate Care provides expert mobile Speech Pathology Services that provides assessment and intervention programs targeting one or more of the following areas:
Expressive language
Language used to express thoughts and ideas.
Receptive language
Understanding of language.
Speech intelligibility
Producing words clearly.
Literacy
Reading and writing.
Pragmatics
Social skills
Fluency
Stuttering
Voice
Using appropriate volume, pitch and nasality.
Play skills
Developing play skills and interacting with peers through play.
Pre-verbal language stimulation
Sets the foundations for language development and communication. This can be very helpful for late talkers.
Procedural awareness and life skills
Personal hygiene procedures as well as complex thinking procedures such as cooking.
Emotional regulation and social skills
The skills we need to interact with others and make connections.
Swallowing and dysphagia management
Difficulties around swallowing and managing foods and fluids.
Mealtime management plans
Client-centred diet modification plans.
Non-verbal communication
including AAC, speech output devices, KWS, LAMP, proloquo2go and more.
Funding Options
Communicate Care provides therapeutic support through:
Medicare Chronic Disease Management
Provides up to 5 subsidised speech pathology sessions per calendar year.
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Private health insurance providers
Level of cover is dependent on health fund policy. Speak with your health insurance provider.
Private paying
Private fees via bank transfer or eftpos.