Communication Therapy
Our speech-language pathologists support each child’s unique strengths, maximizing their ability to communicate with the people around them
Our speech-language pathologists work with families and caregivers to help children maximize their communication skills and ability to participate in family life, preschool and peer relationships.
Our goal is to empower children and families, identifying and supporting each child’s unique strengths and abilities.
What do we help with?
- Interactive skills (listening, talking, playing)
- Strategies to promote language development
- Verbal communication:
- understanding spoken language
- increasing speech clarity
- Non-verbal communication:
- sign language
- gestures
- voice output devices
- visual language supports to aid understanding and expression
- Social interaction with adults and peers, play skills
- Recommendations for preschool and kindergarten
- Desensitization to challenging food textures, colours and aromas
Service Provision
Services are play based, with activities that are fun and purposeful, maximizing function.
We believe a child’s family is an integral part of the therapy team. The primary service focus is training and support of caregivers so they can help their child learn and grow.
Depending on the child’s needs, this training may be in group settings or one to one with the parent/caregiver present.
Who’s eligible?
- Children ages 0- kindergarten entry, living in Surrey, Delta, White Rock or Langley with developmental delays:
- general delays and/or conditions like cerebral palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Down Syndrome
- Children who have speech delays alone are seen by other community agencies
- School-aged children are supported by school district speech-language pathologists (contact the Integrated Support Teacher, Vice-Principal or Principal)
Our Approach
The F-words emphasize your child's strengths, interests and your family's values. They remind us to focus on what children CAN do.
They highlight the importance of all the elements of a child's health and well-being, including social relationships and meaningful participation at home, in school, childcare and in the community.
Based on research & built on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework. www.canchild.ca/f-words
- Kids live & thrive with their families
- The family is the expert on the child
- What activities do you want to do together?
- How can our team help your child participate fully in those experiences?
- Fun is an essential part of childhood
- What activities does your child enjoy most?
- What activities would your child like to try?
- Building supportive friendships & positive social relationships are important for all children
- Talk about the social connections in your child's life so our team can help you grow those relationships
- Function = the ability to do an activity with or without support
- Do activities without focusing on the outcome
- Talk about how your child plays and functions in daily life
- Health is related to staying physically & mentally fit
- What makes it easy or hard for your child to become and stay active & healthy?
- Child development = keeping your child's future in view
- What are your family and child's dreams?
- What are your expectations about the future?
Questions about our services? Need help completing your online referral or PDF referral form? We're happy to help!
Call us at 604-584-1361 or send us an email.
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