Speech and Language Therapy – Childrens

Our Service

Speech and Language Therapy supports children and young people who have speech, language, communication needs and/or swallowing difficulties.

Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) work closely with parents, carers and other professionals, (e.g. Teachers, Health Visitors). SLTs work in a range of settings, including:

Health Centres
Special Schools
Mainstream Schools
Language Classes
Nurseries and playgroups
Sure Start
Family home
Hospital wards

Children may present with:

Delayed language development
Developmental Language Disorder
Difficulties in producing sounds
Stammering
Voice disorders
Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties

Speech, language and communication difficulties may also be associated with:

Learning and/or physical disabilities
Autism/social interaction difficulties
Hearing impairment
Cleft palate

SLTs work in the following multi-disciplinary teams within the Western Trust –

Sure Start Partnerships

What we do

SLTs carry out a specialist assessment to find out what your child’s individual needs and difficulties are, so we can provide the best possible support.

This takes into account their readiness for therapy and the impact their difficulties are having on everyday life.

Therapy may include advice/strategies, parent sessions, group therapy and individual sessions.

Whatever the support we offer, we always work closely with parents, families and others who are involved with your child e.g. nursery teacher, classroom assistant.