INTERVENTION
INTERVENTION
How are interventions implemented?
Assessments are tailored to clients based on their needs. They may include:
Set Goals and Plan Treatment
Implement Treatment
Monitor Progress
Re-Assessment
Intervention areas include:
Language (spoken and written language)
Receptive language
Expressive language
Pragmatics (language use and social communication)
Literacy
Cognition
Attention
Memory
Problem solving
Executive functioning
Speech Production
Motor planning and execution
Phonology / Articulation
Fluency
Stuttering
Cluttering
Voice
Voice quality, pitch, loudness
Vocal hygiene
Feeding and Swallowing
Oral / pharyngeal phase
Atypical eating (e.g., food selectivity / refusal)
Auditory Rehabilitation
Speech and language skills related to hearing loss
Auditory processing
Conditions related to speech therapy include but not limited to:
Paediatrics:
Developmental Language Disorders
Language Disorders
Late Language Emergence
Speech Sound Disorders
Social Communication Disorder
Developmental Delay
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Cerebral Palsy
Cleft lip and palate
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Developmental Disabilities
Feeding Disorder
Dysphagia
Sensory Processing Disorder
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Executive Function Deficits
Selective Mutism
Intellectual Disabilities
Fluency Disorders (e.g., Stuttering)
Dysarthria
Hearing Impairment / Hearing Loss
Voice Disorders
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Brain Injury
Down's Syndrome
Adults / Geriatrics:
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Acquired Apraxia of Speech
Aphasia
Dysphagia
Dysarthria
Cognitive-Communication Disorders
Dementia
Parkinson's Disease
Head and Neck Cancer
Fluency Disorders (e.g., Stuttering)
Voice Disorders
Hearing Impairment / Hearing Loss
Brain Injury