Speech Therapy
Contact:Deborah DeFauw, PT
Ramona Beach, CCC/SLP
Phone: (307)352-8395
Hours: 8:30am - 2:30pm, Monday-Friday
Services
- Assessment and treatment of patient with swallowing difficulties
- Diagnostics
- Treatment
- Help to prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency
- Development of individualized plan of care tailored to each patient's needs
- Education of patients on how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills to communicate more effectively
- Education of individuals on how to strengthen muscles or use compensatory strategies to swallow without choking or inhaling food or liquid
- Speech-language pathologists help patients develop, or recover, reliable communication and swallowing skills so patients can fulfill their educational, vocational, and social roles
- Counseling of individuals and their families concerning communication disorders and how to cope with the stress and misunderstanding that often accompany them
- Work with family members to recognize and change behavior patterns that impede communication and treatment and show them communication-enhancing techniques to use at home