Tel: 01737 356222
Speech & Language Therapy
Mission
To support young adults with communication and swallowing difficulties following
acquired brain injury, to maximise their independence and quality of life
by ensuring that they receive a specialist, efficient and efficacious SLT
intervention based on current best practice.
We support clients who have one or several of the following difficulties
following their acquired brain injury:
Communication
Clients may have difficulty :
- Saying, understanding, reading or writing single words and sentences.
- Making speech clear either because of muscle weakness or co-ordination of the muscles.
- Participating in conversation either because they can't think what to say or can't interpret what the other person is saying.
- Communicating appropriately in a social setting due to problems reading or using social cues such as body language, facial expression and gesture.
- Completing complex language activities because of the impact of impaired cognitive skills on language production, such as sequencing, problem solving and memory.
Swallowing
Clients may have difficulty :
- Managing saliva.
- Swallowing food or drink due to weakness or poor co-ordination of the muscles in the mouth and throat or poor body posture.
- Preventing food entering the lungs.
Speech and Language Therapy Provision will include:
- Direct therapy in a one to one or group setting to improve impairments and/or develop strategies to enhance the clients’ communication and swallowing skills.
- Observing clients’ communication skills in the community and providing therapy where necessary.
- Developing use of alternative and augmentative communication aids, where necessary.
- Ensuring detailed assessment is completed by referring clients to consultants, i.e. ENT consultant or videofluoroscopy clinic.
- Liaison with Community Services regarding future Speech and Language Therapy provision.
For more information:
Call: 01737 356222
Or e-mail: rehab@braininjurycentre.org.uk
