Speech Pathology services are provided for young children and school aged children who experience difficulty with literacy, language and speech intelligibilty. Experienced speech pathologists will assess, diagnose and provide high quality individual intervention for children referred to this service. Interventions have a strong family centred approach with joint goal setting with carers and liaison with educaors as necessary.
The Mater Stuttering Clinic provides leading comprehensive treatment for children, adolescents and adults who stutter.
Pre-schoolers and school aged children are treated using the Lidcombe Program and the smooth speech technique is used for older children.
Adolescents and adults are treated using a highly specialised program incorporating smooth speech and other treatment methods. This program has been developed at the Mater over the past three decades.
Treatment is delivered by specialist speech pathologists who maintain an ongoing commitment to delivering effective, evidence based and clinically proven treatments.
The Adult Speech Clarity Clinic aims to improve speech intelligibility in clients with English as a second language and native speakers who have sound errors to modify aspects of their speech to improve clarity. Poor speech clarity can result in communication breakdown in and out of the workplace, which can affect a person's wellbeing.
With specialised treatment at the Speech Clarity Clinic clients can:
Experienced Speech Pathologists provide an individual assessment and training program to suit the client's needs. The programs aim to offer clients the opportunity to:
Referrals to Mater's Adult Speech Clarity Clinic should include people who speak English as a second language or other speakers who have sound errors affecting their communication success. We do not recommend referring clients who are beginners in English or who have significant language difficulties.
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