LANGUAGE
HOW AN INDIVIDUAL SPEAKS AND UNDERSTAND
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Improve oral, written, and auditory comprehension
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Improve patient expression, using gestures, speech, and tools
COGNITION
HOW INDIVIDUALS’ MIND FUNCTIONS AND PERFORMS
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Use compensatory strategies to enhance safety & independence for problem-solving, memory, attention, and judgment
SPEECH, VOICE & ARTICULATION
HOW CLEAR AND DISTINCT AN INDIVIDUAL SOUNDS WHEN SPEAKING
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Educate patients on how to produce sounds clearly
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Promote vocal health to decrease breathiness, hoarseness, or reduced loudness
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Share vocal hygiene practices (i.e., water consumption, voice-over/misuse)
SWALLOWING
HOW AN INDIVIDUAL EATS AND SWALLOWS
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Modify food and liquid textures and consistencies to improve safety
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Provide swallowing exercises to improve strength, coordination, and range of motion
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Teach strategies to increase swallow function and improve deficits for those at risk for aspiration, pneumonia, weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration
COMMUNICATION
HOW AN INDIVIDUAL USES LANGUAGE IN VARIETY OF SETTINGS AND CONTEXTS
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Provide verbal expression strategies
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Teach skills to understand emotion and perceive verbal/nonverbal expression and cues (turn-taking, conversation initiation)
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Facilitate reading comprehension
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Implement use of communication tools (i.e., boards, picture books, speech generation devices)
SERVICES
Speech Therapy
ENHANCE YOUR LIFE
How Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs)
Can Help You
SLPs work with patients to improve their ability to swallow, communicate, and complete daily tasks.
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