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Lynn's Speech Therapy Center
02/23/2010 - By Lynn M. O'Dell-Pateman
Lynn's Speech Therapy Center
15 School Road East
Marlboro NJ 07746
732-761-8400
www.lynnsspeechtherapycenterinc.com
What does a Speech Therapist do?
Well, first we are a very busy and dynamic field and it’s important to understand the certification of a therapist. Our full title is that of Speech Language Pathologist. We are accredited by our governing board, The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), with a certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). In the state of NJ we must additionally apply for a state license before we can practice. Anyone in search of a therapist should always make sure to check for these credentials. Speech-Language Pathologists provide services across the lifespan in the areas of speech (articulation, oral motor, and fluency), language (auditory processing, word finding, and vocabulary), feeding and swallowing disorders. We practice in a wide variety of settings including public and private schools, preschools, early intervention programming, private practice, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. Some therapists are very specialized in specific areas such as stuttering, voice disorders, head trauma, stroke. Or work primarily with one age group either pediatrics or geriatrics. Most therapist are comfortable working with various diagnosis and age ranges and will follow the code of ethics and inform you if they are unfamiliar with nor have experience with a specific speech and language disorder. So basically we are trained to fix any breakdowns that may occur in ones ability to communicate their wants and needs at any age.
So with that being said can you describe in some more detail what areas of development a speech therapist would address?
Certainly, let’s start with children. A typical reason for referral to a speech therapist is a child not yet speaking once they have past a reasonable age to do so say 2 years old. A therapist would use standardized and informal measures along with a parent intake to compare the child’s speech and language development against that of their peers. The first area is that of language. We break language down into two categories receptive and expressive. For receptive language we look at the child’s ability to understand the spoken word and to follow directives. Do they learn new words easily or are they in need of multiple repetitions to learn a word? Do they seem to understand a directive but have trouble completing the command? Are they displaying a long delay to process a command before being able to do it? With regard to expressive language we are looking for about how many single words they possess? Are they using phrases or sentences? Do they rely on gestures such as pointing and facial expressions to communicate rather than words? For the area of speech we are looking for the child to possess developmental phonemes appropriate for their age. Are they able to easily access those sounds or are they inconsistent? The final area is that of oral motor skill. Is the child demonstrating adequate tone, range of motion, strength and coordination to support age appropriate speech tasks?
For young adults, adults and geriatric populations the same areas of development are addressed but this time with the ability to compare to ones self. Typically these populations had an incident, say head trauma in an accident or a stroke that changed their ability to communicate effectively. So in that case we have a norm of ability established prior to the incident to base our analysis on. We would be concerned about returning that person to a job or school placement and we would want to know the communication demands of that particular placement.
Given the great diversity in our field it is difficult to include in this space all areas of development across all populations. A speech-Language Pathologist is always working to improve an individual’s quality of life regardless of age or disability.
Lynn M. O'Dell-Pateman MA CCC-SLP created the private practice of Lynn's Speech Therapy Center in order to provide direct and immediate services to families on a one-one basis. She is joined in her practice by Lori Weissman MA CCC-SLP. Both therapists hold their Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, are certified by ASHA (the American Speech Hearing Association) and are liscensed by the State of New Jersey.
This center has a strong belief in the use of oral-motor intervention as the primary basis for all treatment plans. Without the underlying muscle work children often linger in therapy for years longer than they need to. It is our goal to provide oral -motor based therapy combined with traditional speech therapy to improve skills faster allowing children to graduate from therapy in half the time.
The Center is located at 15 School Road East, Marlboro NJ 07746. We are just about a 1/2 mile North off Route 18, about 1 mile south of Rt. 520, and about 4 miles off route 9.
You may call for information or to schedule an appointment at 732-761-8400. We pride ourselves on scheduling convenient and timely appointments - THERE IS NO WAIT LIST AT OUR CENTER!
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