Additional Information about more specialist services The Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service breaks down into three teams, please view the links below to find out more about each team: NB: The Child Development Unit and The Special Needs Service are classed as one team Child Development Unit (CDU) / Special Needs Service (SNS) The Speech and Language Therapists at the Child Development Unit (CDU) aim to provide a co-ordinated approach to assessment and management of children with a range of communication, feeding and general development difficulties. The Speech and Language Therapists who work in the Special Needs Service (SNS) aim to provide a approach to assessment and management of children with a range of severe and/or complex communication, feeding and general development difficulties within Mainstream Primary Schools or Special Schools. Clinic Service Are a team of Speech and Language Therapists who provide assessment and management of children’s speech and language difficulties pre-school. They also provide a service for children with cleft palate and very complex speech sound difficulties. A team of Speech and Language Therapists who work in the Specific Language Impairment Communication in Schools Service to provide a co-ordinated approach to assessment and management of children with a range of communication difficulties where there are no known general learning difficulties. We work within mainstream schools in Stockport to provide this service. The children are assessed and receive one episode of treatment and then recommendations are to schools/parents to meet any further communication needs. The school are then responsible for these needs. Dysfluency (Stammering/Stuttering) The Dysfluency service aims to provide a comprehensive and effective service to preschool and school aged clients with
Additional Information about more specialist services The Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service breaks down into three teams, please view the links below to find out more about each team: NB: The Child Development Unit and The Special Needs Service are classed as one team Child Development Unit (CDU) / Special Needs Service (SNS) The Speech and Language Therapists at the Child Development Unit (CDU) aim to provide a co-ordinated approach to assessment and management of children with a range of communication, feeding and general development difficulties. The Speech and Language Therapists who work in the Special Needs Service (SNS) aim to provide a approach to assessment and management of children with a range of severe and/or complex communication, feeding and general development difficulties within Mainstream Primary Schools or Special Schools. Clinic Service Are a team of Speech and Language Therapists who provide assessment and management of children’s speech and language difficulties pre-school. They also provide a service for children with cleft palate and very complex speech sound difficulties. A team of Speech and Language Therapists who work in the Specific Language Impairment Communication in Schools Service to provide a co-ordinated approach to assessment and management of children with a range of communication difficulties where there are no known general learning difficulties. We work within mainstream schools in Stockport to provide this service. The children are assessed and receive one episode of treatment and then recommendations are to schools/parents to meet any further communication needs. The school are then responsible for these needs. Dysfluency (Stammering/Stuttering) The Dysfluency service aims to provide a comprehensive and effective service to preschool and school aged clients with
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