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Speech therapy near me7/10/2023 ![]() Please contact your local Speech and Language Therapy Team for referral advice. ![]() How can I refer?Ī referral can be made by a Health Visitor, teacher, nursery practitioner, GP, other professional, parent or those with parental responsibility. They will discuss their findings with you and agree on the next steps. The therapist may use toys and pictures to encourage your child to interact. It is helpful if you bring your ‘red book’ along and any other referral letters you have had. The speech and language therapist will ask you some questions about your child’s development. What will happen at Speech and Language Therapy? We work in partnership with a range of other agencies including Education and Early Years Services, Social Services and the Voluntary Sector. These include: family homes, community clinics, hospital, schools, nurseries, children’s centres. Therapists work in the community in a wide range of settings. Training – child specific or topic specific.Programmes and resources to support work at home and in a setting.Therapy – this may be direct (therapist working directly with child) or indirect (therapist working through a parent, carer or other professional).Teams include Speech and Language Therapists, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and support staff. Speech and language therapists work with babies, children and young people who have speech, language, communication and/or eating and drinking needs. Please contact Claire directly for a thorough breakdown of all fees.Children’s Speech and Language Therapy is provided by the NHS across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. Claire will liaise closely with your child's local NHS/SCC therapist.įees are non-negotiable to ensure equity of service across families. Parents will need to pay in the first instance, and claim back through their insurance company.Ĭlaire also accepts payments from charities where parents are given personal budgets for speech and language therapy.Ĭancellation of sessions with less than 24 hours notice will be charged at the full session fee.Īll parents are reminded that Speech and Language Therapy is available from the NHS/Surrey County Council for School Aged children. a session 15 miles from Redhill would incur a £20 fee (5miles x2 (return) x £2). ![]() Miles above this (to and return) are charged at £2 per mile.Į.g. Tiny Talkers package with Nikki Grant, SLTA (2-3 year olds).įree – within a 10 mile radius of Redhill, Surrey (Claire and Nikki). Please contact Claire for full details as the price depends on the therapist's experience and your child's needs/referral information. Introduction AND Bridging Certified.ĭTTC (Claire has been trained by the internationally known, Dr.Edy Strand in this effective therapy technique for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)). PROMPT (Claire is a certified PROMPT therapist). Michael Palin Centre : Realising their potential (therapy for primary aged children who stammer). Lidcombe Therapy (for under 5s who stammer). Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Makaton signing (Advanced Level Training). Hanen, It Takes Two To Talk (ITTT) and Parent Child Interaction Video Therapy (PCI). The therapist is able to offer a range of specialist therapy approaches tailored to the individual needs of your child. ![]() Outside the consultation, the therapist will prepare written therapy targets, plan and prepare materials (this is included in the price). Therapy sessions last 45 - 60 minutes and include therapy (with parent(s) present throughout), follow-up assessment as needed, and discussion. Claire has a full, clean DBS enhanced certificate and has the 'update service' to allow online checks, with consent. She works with children with a range of needs including: Autism, Apraxia, Stammering, Language Delay, Speech Sound Delay, Developmental Language Disorder, cleft lip/palate, Down's Syndrome and Global Developmental Delay.Ĭlaire is a trained ELKLAN tutor, PROMPT trained, Hanen trained (It Takes Two to Talk and More Than Words) and is a member of Health and Care Professions Council, the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice. She chose to set up Surrey Speech Therapy gradually to allow her to continue the career she loves around her 2 young children (a girl aged 10 and a boy aged 8). She has 17 years experience and worked for over 10 years for the NHS in children's centres, clinics, nurseries and primary schools in Kent, Essex and London. Claire is a fully qualified, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
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