Olive Centre for Special Needs

ECIL, Hyderabad

Speech Therapist Responsibilities:Assessing, diagnosing, screening, and preventing language, speech, and swallowing disorders.Communicating with the patient, and liaising with their family members, physicians, and teachers to design effective treatment plans.Using tried and tested therapies in combination with new, innovative techniques to provide the best care.Keeping up-to-date with advancements in the field by attending conferences, conducting research, and expanding professional and academic networks.Educating patients and their families on speech disorders and available therapies.Taking detailed notes on patient history and progress.Providing mentoring and workshops to speech therapy students.Evaluating patient progress and implementing changes to therapy programs as required.Speech Therapist Requirements:Master's degree in speech therapy or speech-language pathology.Relevant license and certification.Experience with certain disorders and age groups may be required.Sound understanding of speech-related disorders and treatments.Familiarity with database management software.Excellent relationship-building skills.Resourcefulness and strong problem-solving skills.

dentification of developmental delay/ deviance by history and clinical assessment.Assessment of development, cognition and behaviour using standardized assessment tools.Training parents regarding the developmental concerns, current developmental status and need rationale for intervention along with training to carry out intervention at home.Preparation of lesson plans and session reports with setting of short term and long-term goals.Intervention- The therapist should be proficient in choosing appropriate materials/ methods for specific goals. Inclusion of play skills, social skills and behavioural skills within the cognitive stimulation session.Integration of physical, cognitive and language goals into common activities in collaboration with other therapists.Criterion based assessments may be done at intervals to record progress and annual evaluation.Documentation of the child s history, assessment details, Intervention programme, goals, child s progress and long term comprehensive plan in collaboration with other therapy team members.Periodic case conferences within the therapy team to discuss evaluation findings and to plan further care. Communication of the summary of the case conference to the family (trans-disciplinary approach).Behavioural management counselling and training.Training in self-care activities (home based/ centre based depending on resources available) at appropriate ages.