Evaluations
We offer comprehensive evaluations tailored to assess your unique needs and goals. Our speech therapy evaluations are designed to address a wide range of communication challenges that may arise due to various factors, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, or age-related changes. Our goal is to provide a clear understanding of your communication strengths and areas that may need improvement. Our evaluations help to identify and understand any communication challenges you or your loved one may be experiencing.
What can I expect an evaluation to look like?
First steps:
Prior to your evaluation, you will be required to fill out paperwork regarding you or your loved ones concerns relating to communication. This helps us tailor the assessment to your specific needs. The evaluation will begin with discussing the concerns in detail, getting to know you more, and learning about any prior medical history.
Testing:
Real-Life Communication Assessment:
We use a variety of tests to assess speech, language, voice, fluency, and cognitive-communication skills. Every evaluation will look different depending on your or your loved one's concerns. You will be asked a lot of questions throughout the evaluation. These tests will help us pinpoint specific issues, such as problems with memory or executive functioning, language skills or articulation.
To understand how your communication challenges impact your daily life, we assess your ability to engage in conversation and express your thoughts and needs effectively.
Conclusion of evaluation:
At the end of the evaluation, we will go over our findings and recommendations for therapy. This includes frequency of therapy, therapy goals, and strategies to improve communication. We will discuss a personalized therapy plan tailored to your specific needs.