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Services
We are thrilled to offer Speech Pathology services, both in and out of the clinic. We offer sessions at our Tullamarine clinic and on Telehealth, as well as sessions at childcares, kindergartens and schools within the area (including Taylors Lakes, Keilor, Keilor Park, Keilor East, Essendon, St Albans, Deer Park, Kings Park, Sydenham, Caroline Springs, Deanside, Fraser Rise, Taylors Hill and more).
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Scroll down for information on our onsite Occupational Therapists' services! The OTs also offer in-clinic, telehealth and offsite visits.
SPEECH PATHOLOGY
Assessment
Does your child need an assessment? We can complete speech and language assessments and provide you with a comprehensive report that includes the results, analysis of the results and recommendations for their educators/parents.
Early Language
Is your child a late-talker or not yet meeting their communication milestones? We provide play-based therapy, while targeting early language goals. We also work alongside parents and provide and parent coaching and activities for parents to do at home.
Articulation & Phonology
Are you or others finding it difficult to understand your child? Through assessment and articulation or phonological therapy approaches, we target specific speech sounds to increase a child's intelligibility and ability to be understood.
Language
Does your child understand you? Through assessment and therapy, we identify language difficulties and provide targeted, play-based therapy to target functional and relevant language goals for all clients. Parents are also provided with strategies and activities to practice.
Literacy
Is your child's reading and writing a concern? We support children all the way from their pre-literacy skills (like rhyming and syllable counting) through to reading, spelling and writing through Sounds Write (evidence based, synthetic phonics programme).
Sounds Write
Is your child struggling with reading, writing and/or spelling? Sounds Write introduces sounds in a methodical and proven sequence, allowing children to strengthen their blending, segmenting and sound manipulation skills to become proficient readers.
Play
Would your child benefit from expanding their play skills? With play-based therapy, your child will learnt new and different play stages and sequences, as well as develop their play skills within a social environment. In a play-group, they can continue to broaden their play skills.
Social & Pragmatics
Are you concerned about your child's social interactions, including conversation? We provide play-based therapy to target social goals, while raising awareness of social communication. This can be 1-on-1 with a therapist, or in a pair/group, to challenge and generalise learnt skills.
Hey I Need Resources!
Through HEY I NEED RESOURCES!, you can request and purchase resources made by director and Speech Pathologist Julie. Our products include language and sentence structure goals, to phonological awareness, literacy and more!
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Assessments
OTs can provide Standardised assessments that look into motor skills, functional capability and sensory processing. Assessments are best used to support diagnoses reports, NDIS funding reviews and additional support at school. All assessments are provided with a report and feedback session.
Motor Skills
Does your child have delayed motor skills? Do they struggle with handwriting or find it difficult to run or catch a ball? An OT can support the development of these skills through 1:1 sessions.
Emotional Regulation
Does your child have difficulty expressing their emotions? Do they go from 0-100 or show little reaction at all? OT can support the development of your child's emotional regulation.
Sensory
Does your child become overwhelmed in busy environments or will run from unexpected noises? Does your child avoid having to brush their hair or will only like to wear certain clothes? Things like this as well as other behaviours may mean that your child needs support with their sensory needs. OT can provide support with this through assessment and 1:1 support with your child and family.
Occupational Therapists strive to support your child through the struggles they might face through day to day life. This might include sensory difficulties, fine motor control including handwriting, gross motor and movement, emotional regulation and social skills. Their aim is to promote the development of independence with your child as well as providing parent support to help you help your child.
Links, resources and more!
Safeguard Policy
NDIS Quick Links
Speech Pathology Australia resources
Occupational Therapy resources