Services

Birmingham SLT provides speech and language therapy services to all ages including adults, children, adolescents and the elderly, including:

• Home visits
• One to one therapy
• Clinic visits
• Assessments
• Early intervention
• Alternative augmentative communication
• Reports
• School and nursery visits
• Regular reviews
• Consultative role
• Equipment training
• Advice and education
• Speech and language therapy programmes
• Group therapy
• Medico legal reports
• Training and support

Home visits

Birmingham SLT can provide our speech and language therapy services in the comfort of your home. You can request a home visit if you find travelling to our clinic challenging or whether you feel that a home visit would be the most appropriate for you. Birmingham SLT will carry out speech and language therapy in a way which suites the individual the best. Speech and language therapy can help an individual who is experiencing difficulties with their speech, language, communication or swallowing in the environment which suites them best.

One to one therapy

One to one therapy includes a meeting with the speech and language therapist and the individual who is experiencing speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties. One to one therapy may include exercises or teaching techniques which can support and aid an individual with their speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties. One to one therapy is extremely beneficial for helping an individual with any specific speech, language, communication or swallowing disorders they may have.

Clinic visits

Birmingham SLT can provide individuals with visits to our clinic for speech and language therapy input. Birmingham SLT's clinics are spacious and modern rooms with easy access. Birmingham SLT can provide appointments at flexible times which are best for you. An individual who is experiencing difficulties with their speech, language, communication or swallowing will greatly benefit from receiving speech and language therapy.

Assessments

Assessments provide the speech and language therapist with an overview of the individuals abilities and difficulties with their speech, language, communication or swallowing. Assessments may include formal or informal assessments. Formal assessments include standardised tests, which can be compared against the rest of the population. Informal assessments observe the individuals overall abilities and difficulties within a natural environment. Assessments will provide the speech and language therapist with an idea about the individual's difficulties so that these areas can be targeted. An individual with a speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulty can greatly benefit from receiving speech and language therapy.

Early intervention

Early intervention is where an individual receives direct help with their speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties shortly after they are identified. Early intervention is extremely beneficial for both adults and children. Early intervention for a child can result in increased achievements in their education. Early intervention can help an adult by increasing the outcomes in their recovery. Early intervention can help an individual with speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties reach their maximum potential.

Alternative augmentative communication

Alternative augmentative communication is a way that individuals with little or no speech can communicate. Alternative augmentative communication can enhance an individual's communication skills. Alternative augmentative communication can include either include high technology or low technology methods. High technology methods include special computer systems and electronic devices. Low technology methods include picture cards, sign language, writing, drawing and gestures. Alternative augmentative communication can help an individual with speech, language or communication difficulties.

Reports

Reports can be provided by the speech and language therapists at Birmingham SLT. Birmingham SLT can provide a variety of reports for individuals experiencing speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties, including medico legal reports. Reports contain detailed overviews of the individual's abilities, assessments results, recommendations for therapy and an idea about possible outcomes. Reports can help an individual with a speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulty.

School and nursery visits

Birmingham SLT can offer speech and language therapy to a child at their school or nursery. Sessions at the child's school or nursery can provide the speech and language therapist with an overview of the child's speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties in their natural learning environment. The speech and language therapist can also offer advice to the carers and educational staff with supporting the child. Speech and language therapy in a school or nursery can help to support a child with their speech, language and communication difficulties they experience at school.

Regular reviews

Our speech and language therapists at Birmingham SLT will carry out regular reviews with the individual. Regular reviews will provide the speech and language therapist with the opportunity to monitor the individuals progress with their speech, language, communication or swallowing. Regular reviews will ensure that the individual is receiving speech and language therapy input which will help them reach their maximum potential. Regular reviews for speech and language therapy can help an individual by making sure they are receiving therapy which will help their specific speech, language communication or swallowing difficulties.

Consultative role

Our speech and language therapists at Birmingham SLT can offer a consultative role to individuals who are experiencing difficulties with their speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties. Our consultative role at Birmingham SLT includes advice, support and future recommendations for individuals with their speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties. Speech and language therapy can provide many benefits to individuals who require the help from a speech and language therapist.

Equipment training

Birmingham SLT can help individuals who have speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties who are using equipment. Equipment may be used to help aid and support an individual with their speech and communication. Birmingham SLT can help train the individual themselves, parents, carers and educational staff with using their equipment effectively. Equipment training can help the individual and those who support them to use their devices to achieve their highest communication potential.

Advice and education

Birmingham SLT can provide advice and education to the individual themselves, family members, carers, educational staff and other professionals. Advice and education may involve speech and language therapy information at Birmingham SLT, advice on maximizing communication opportunities at home or in their education and how to support the individual with their difficulties. Advice and education can help the individual by increasing their knowledge and understanding of their speech, language, communication or swallowing disorders and how to improve them.

Speech and language therapy programmes

At Birmingham SLT, therapy programmes will begin with a speech and language therapist assessment, which will then be followed by treatment sessions. The type of therapy programme the individual is advised will be based on their specific needs and difficulties. Therapy programmes at Birmingham SLT can be carried out at the individual's home, in our clinic or at school or nursery. Therapy programmes are beneficial for individuals to help them with their speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties.

Group therapy

Group therapy includes the speech and language therapist organising a number of individuals to attend sessions who have common problems with their speech, language or communication. Group therapy provides individuals with the opportunity to socialise with people who are experiencing similar difficulties, and gives them the chance to share their thoughts or emotions. The speech and language therapist will carry out exercises to help the individuals with their speech, language or communication during group therapy. Group therapy can help the individual with their specific speech, language or communication difficulties and also to receive support.

Medico-legal reports

Medico-legal reports include the speech and language therapy making detailed assessments and prognoses, reviewing case history, recommendations on appropriate speech and language therapy programmes and annual costs. Medical-legal reports at Birmingham SLT can be carried out for children and adults who are experiencing difficulties with their speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties. Medico-legal reports can help an individual with speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulties to receive the speech and language therapy input they need.

Training and support

Training and support is aimed to help people involved with the individual to gain an understanding on the speech, language, communication or swallowing difficulty and how to help them. Training and support can help family members, carers, friends, educational staff, residential home staff, other health professionals, work colleges etc. Speech and language therapy can help those who support the individual with techniques on how they can help the individual to communicate or swallow successfully. Training and support can help the individual to develop their maximum potential with their speech, language, communication or swallowing in their everyday environments.

To get in touch, please email us at office@birminghamslt.co.uk.