Speech and Language Pathologist @ South Peace Child Development Centre

South Peace Child Development Centre provides service for children from birth to school entry age. The role of a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) is to help children, Be understood by strangers (articulation), Understand what others are saying (receptive language), Express themself (expressive language), Who have feeding and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), Who have mouth and facial weakness and-or coordination difficulties (oral motor therapy), Who stutter (dysfluency). Typically, children learn to use words and sentences to communicate. Gestures, sign language, photographs, line drawings, objects and-or electronic communication devices may be used to help a child to communicate or to augment existing language. Therapy takes many forms including consultation with parents, teachers, other professionals, home visits, home programs, small group therapy and individual therapy.