Overview
The Speech Language Team consists of four Speech Language Pathologists and eight Communicative Disorders Assistants. They are accessed through a referral process.
Speech Language Pathologist
· Provides assessment and treatment of students with communication disorders which may include articulation delay and disorder, language delay and disorder, hearing impairment, stuttering, voice disorder and global communication delay;
· Maintains records of intervention and supervision;
· Supervises communicative disorders assistants in the delivery of programs;
· Consults collaboratively with school teams and parents through team meetings;
· Facilitates referrals to community agencies where required;
· Collaborates with community partners through case conferences;
· Facilitates decision-making regarding augmentative communication devices;
· Provides speech-language intervention suggestions to teachers and educational assistants for students during non-intervention blocks, as required.
Communicative Disorders Assistant
· Provides speech/language intervention for school-age children as directed by the speech language pathologist and special education coordinator;
· Conducts screenings developed by the supervising speech language pathologist;
· Collaborates with the speech language pathologist regarding the child's progress, readiness for discharge and required follow-up;
· Maintains records of intervention;
· Works collaboratively with parents, partner agencies and other community services, as required;
· Participates in team conferences, as required;
· Assists in the provision of communication programs aimed at the early identification and prevention of speech and language disorders;
· Provides feedback and suggestions to teachers and educational assistants, as requested.