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English as a Second Language Speech Therapist

Grace Diehlman, MAEd, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Louisville, KY 40245
Physical, Occupational, & Speech Therapy
Partners In Communication (PIC) specializes in providing speech, occupational, and physical therapy services to adults, teens, and children. We provide services across the state of Kentucky, including Louisville, Lexington, Richmond, Elizabethtown, and all points in between. MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of PIC is to maximize independent functioning in daily living activities through the provision of skilled and functional therapy services as well as through the provision of quality support services for persons with special needs. At the same time, we desire to build and increase friendships, socialization opportunities, decision and choice-making, and the variety of educational and enjoyable experiences of our clients, thus increasing their quality of life. In doing so, we will promote their empowerment, dignity, and self-worth. Ultimately, we strive to increase the functioning of our clients and caregivers through functional training, natural support networks, and communication. VISIONS: PIC will be a leader for provision of therapy services, therapy staffing services, and recipient-based support services for persons with disabilities or acquired head injuries. PIC will provide staffing end employment atmospheres that are conducive to quality recruitment and retention. PIC will provide client services that are functional and based on outcomes directed toward increased independence. With high quality supports and functional training, clients will be able to perform daily living activities with increased independence, ultimately decreasing future costs of supportive services.
Tatyana Elleseff, MA CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Somerset, NJ 08873
Making Progress Possible
Smart Speech Therapy LLC provides personalized speech and language services that are specifically customized for each client and are based on their unique needs. We offer consultation, evaluation and treatment of complex speech and language-based disorders for pediatric clients 0-21 years of age. We specialize in providing comprehensive speech language assessment and intervention services for internationally adopted children with communication delays, feeding and swallowing difficulties, as well as psychiatric and neurological impairments. We offer bilingual speech and language services in Russian to meet the linguistic and cultural needs of children whose parents would like them to receive services in their native language. We also offer comprehensive assessment and intervention of children identified or presenting with features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD). Evidence based practice and latest research based assessments are used to evaluate each child and determine his/her strengths and weaknesses. Family concerns are addressed during the course of assessment and therapy. Caregivers are also educated about the techniques that are utilized during sessions. Carryover activities and ideas are provided to use with the child on daily basis in order to reinforce the work done in therapy. Pediatric diagnoses that require speech language therapy remediation that are treated in this practice: •Articulation Disorders (Developmental) and Phonological Disorders (e.g. severely disordered speech) •Motor Speech Disorders such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), Acquired Apraxia of Speech (AOS) (secondary to traumatic injury, stroke or illness), Dysarthria (may be secondary to other diagnoses e.g. Cerebral Palsy •Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) including Asperger's, PDD-NOS, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder etc •ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder •APD - Auditory Processing Disorders •Genetic Syndromes (e.g., Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, Turner syndrome, Angelman's Syndrome, etc.) •Neurological disorders (e.g., Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke); unspecified neurological dysfunction; seizure disorders •Receptive and expressive language disorders/delays, and specific language impairment (SLI) •Fluency/stuttering •Craniofacial abnormalities •Semantic and/or Pragmatic Language Disorders •Hearing Impairments and/or multi-sensory impairments •Cognitive Impairments/Mental Retardation •Voice disorders •Feeding and/or swallowing; myofunctional/tongue thrust patterns
Denise George, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
San Francisco, CA 94117
Recommended
Compassionate Care
Home-based Speech Therapy Services
My client base is primarily comprised of adults who have survived strokes and brain trauma, or those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinsons and all types of dementia, as well as head and neck cancer. Individuals with other impairments are also seen. A general outline of services is listed, although is not limited to the following: *Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are diagnosed and intervention is provided to: determine the safest diet level through guarded trials and diet adjustment, create home exercises to regain function, train and educate the client and caregivers in safe swallow practices/strategies and meal preparation, with the overall goal of reducing aspiration risk with the least restrictive diet. *Speech, language, and voice disorders are evaluated and treatment is given for dysarthria, apraxia, expressive and receptive aphasia, and voice difficulties due to neurologic involvement or head and neck surgery. Reading and writing deficits are also targeted for intervention, and augmentative and alternative communication devices created or recommended (low or high tech) for nonverbal patients, as well as training in use of voice prosthesis if appropriate. *Cognitive impairments including memory loss, problem solving/ reasoning, planning, orientation, and thought organization are evaluated and treatment is provided. Adaptive and environmental aids are created and patients and caregivers are trained in their use, such as memory books for those with Alzheimer's or other neurologic difficulties. *Hearing and visual impairments are addressed either in isolation or in conjunction with other deficits and patients and caregivers are assisted in obtaining and utilizing adaptive aids such as amplification devices, phones with special features, large print materials, or referrals are made to appropriate community resources. My treatment focuses on an individual's functional needs and abilities. Sessions are tailored to promote the best quality of life with the most realistic and attainable goals. I am compassionate and caring while having the flexibiltiy to adjust my intervention to address special issues as they arise. Counseling is provided for emotional adjustment to disability as needed using an intuitive and trusting approach. My goal with patients is to have them participate in their lives at the highest level possible with optimal success.
Suzanne Flax Special Ed Advocate & Consultant
Speech-Language Pathologist
Newton, MA 02459
As an educational advocate, I help parents navigate the special education system. This includes advising and helping parents obtain appropriate classroom and school placements and ancillary services such as speech, occupational and physical therapies and augmentative communication services. I also attend IEP meetings, mediation and hearing. I can interpret clinical evaluations for parents.I am trained as a parent consultant through the Federation for Children with Special Needs and as an educational advocate through Wright’s Law Boot Camp. As a speech-language pathology I evaluate and treat children, adolescents and adults within a highly supportive and attentive environment. I offer evaluations and treatment options to individuals with a wide range of communication disorders. my goal is to maximize the potential of each and every client with whom I work. In order to do this I believe in an integrative approach that involves collaboration with parents, caretakers, educational teams and medical providers. Therapy is tailored to the individual needs of each client. Specialty areas evaluated and treated include articulation/phonological disorders, language based learning disabilities, auditory processing disorders, oral motor/feeding disorders, craniofacial disorders, pediatric and adult language/cognitive disorders, phonological awareness development, reading and writing disorders, stuttering, myofunctional therapy (i.e., tongue thrust), voice disorders and autism spectrum disorders which includes autism, pervasive developmental disorder and Aspergers (both pediatric and adult). Diagnoses evaluated and treated include aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, articulation/phonological disorders, fluency disorders, voice disorders, and language delays/disorders. For more information about educational advocacy and speech and language services please contact me.
Ohio University Hearing, Speech & Language Clinic
Audiologist
Athens, OH 45701
The Ohio University Hearing, Speech, and Language Clinic is devoted to serving individuals in the community who are having difficulty hearing, speaking and understanding language. The clinic offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment services for all ages, infant through adult. The clinic is open year round in the newly renovated Grover Center on Richland Avenue in Athens. General Information Ohio University Hearing Care are services provided from the audiology graduate clinicians and clinical audiology supervisors. We strive to provide professional hearing care services to all of our clientele. We provide: Free community screenings,Comprehensive hearing evaluations, Hearing aids and amplification services, and Aural Rehabilitation Services to the Athens area. Our completed hearing aid and amplification services include: consultations, demonstrations, fitting and verification of appropriate programing, and appropriate follow up appointments. Mission The Hearing, Speech, and Language Clinic is part of the College of Health Sciences and Professions. Consistent with the training mission of the College, diagnostic and treatment services are provided by student clinicians under the supervision of experienced, licensed, and certified clinical instructors. Supervision is carried out in accordance with guidelines mandated by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the State of Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Clients will receive appropriate and professional services without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, participation restriction, age, sexual orientation, or status as a parent. The clinic complies with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to equal treatment of all individuals.
Reading Plus Of Austin
Speech-Language Pathologist
Austin, TX 78749
Ginny Garrison West, Reading Plus of Austin
Certified Academic Language/Dyslexia Therapist
Ginny has two degrees in English, plus an all-level teaching certification (grades 1-12), from the University of Texas-Austin, as well as 18 hours toward a doctorate at Texas State University. She has been working as a Certified Academic Language Therapist, and now as a Licensed Dyselxia Therapist, for 20 years. She also has been a dyslexia therapist in the capacity of tester and therapist for two school districts, and as well as a private consultant, for 20 years. She has access to and experience in several scientific learning programs (which she either uses in their entirety or pulls from) to create tailored reading, spelling, and writing programs specifically geared for success with each individual child. These heavily researched and scientifically-based programs include: "Basic Language Skills" (used at Rawson-Saunders School in Austin); Scottish Rite Learning Center's "Take Flight Language Program"; Lindamood Bell Company's "Visualizing and Verbalizing," "Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing," and "Seeing Stars" programs; and "Project Read." Ginny is also able to use her experience treaching honors English and in college debate to work with students' wriitng and honing their receptive/expressive lanuage skills. She works with students from pre-schoolers through adults. Ginny also works with elementary students who have learning disabilities involving mathematics, using the Lindamood-Bell "On Cloud Nine" program. Parent references describing successes are furnished upon request. Insurance Note: Due to recent licensing requirements implemented by the Texas Department of Health, many insurance companies now provide benefits for language and dyslexia therapy. Ginny can provide formal billing statements to facilitate the processing of insurance claims.
Connections Speech Therapy
Speech Therapist
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
A private speech therapy practice in Lawrenceville
Helping children to improve speech, language, and feeding.
Katherine Hindman is a speech-language pathologist in Lawrenceville, NJ. Location Type: Private Practice Connections Speech Therapy is committed to helping children improve their communication and oral motor skills in order to engage and connect ​with others ​as they learn and grow and develop their social relationships. We provide comprehensive and individualized evaluation, treatment, and consultation services for a variety of speech, language​, and feeding difficulties. Services are provided in the welcoming comfort of a home office based inLawrenceville, NJ or conveniently in your child's home, preschoolor private school. We work with your schedule and offer limited evening and Saturday morning appointments! Services include complimentary consultations either over the phone or in our home office, screenings as well as individualized and comprehensive evaluations and therapy, group presentations for parent groups and professional organizations, school observation and IEP consultation and review and contract services for schools. We specialize in the following: * Early Intervention for ​Speech and Language Delays * Sensory Processing and Integration ​* Autism Spectrum Disorder * Articulation and Phonological Disorders * Childhood Apraxia of Speech * Fluency / Stuttering * Oral Motor Difficulties with Speech and Feeding * Feeding Aversions and Challenges ​* Down Syndrome * Auditory Processing Disorder * Hearing Impairment * Receptive and Expressive Language * Vocabulary Development and Word Retrieval * Pragmatic Language and Social Skills * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder * Cognitive Deficits including Difficulty with Memory, Problem-solving, and Executive Function * Behavior Management Please contact Katherine Hindman for a consultation.
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