We provide speech therapy online for children, adolescents and adults with stroke.
We are a registered NDIS provider and use an inclusive approach to therapy, where the person can be in the comfort and familiarity of their own home.
How can speech therapy benefit people with stroke?
Speech therapy can provide significant benefits to people who have experienced a stroke, particularly if they are dealing with communication or swallowing difficulties. Here are several key ways in which speech therapy can help:
1. **Improving Communication Skills**: Many stroke survivors experience aphasia, which can impact their ability to speak, understand language, read, or write. Speech therapists utilize various techniques to help individuals regain their communication skills, enhancing both expressive and receptive language abilities.
2. **Swallowing Therapy (Dysphagia Management)**: Stroke can affect the muscles used for swallowing, leading to dysphagia. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can assess swallowing difficulties and provide strategies and exercises to improve the safety and efficacy of swallowing, reducing the risk of aspiration and related complications.
3. **Cognitive-Communication Skills**: Some individuals may experience cognitive-communication disorders after a stroke, affecting their memory, attention, and problem-solving abilities. Speech therapy can help in developing strategies to improve these cognitive functions, aiding overall communication.
4. **Social Skills Training**: Social interaction can be challenging after a stroke. SLPs can work with patients to develop social communication skills, enabling them to participate in conversations and social situations more effectively.
5. **Personalized Goals and Strategies**: Speech therapists assess individual needs and tailor therapy approaches accordingly. This personalized treatment plan can focus on specific goals such as improving everyday communication or functional swallowing abilities.
6. **Maximizing Independence**: By improving both communication and swallowing abilities, speech therapy can enhance overall independence in daily activities, contributing to a better quality of life.
7. **Support for Caregivers**: Speech therapists can also provide education and support to caregivers, teaching them how to effectively communicate with their loved ones and manage any challenges related to speech or swallowing.
Overall, speech therapy is an essential component of rehabilitation for stroke survivors, helping them to regain lost skills and improve their overall quality of life.
Services for children, adolescents and adults
We have speech therapists who work with children, adolescents and adults, and we have therapists who have experience with stroke. Read more about our therapists here.
NDIS registered provider
We are a registered NDIS provider and work with self-managed, plan-managed and agency-managed clients.
If your are an NDIS provider or support coordinator we can provide reliable speech therapy for clients with stroke in any location. Refer a client and we’ll connect you to the right clinician.
Is online speech therapy effective?
Yes! A growing body of evidence shows that online delivery of therapy can be as effective as face to face. Online therapy has many other benefits too, including being convenient and accessible for people in regional and rural areas.
How does online speech therapy work?
At Umbo online therapy is not just zoom plus business-as-usual. It’s much more diverse than simply videoconferencing. Umbo therapists provide an individualised approach to each person, using the latest evidence, and a variety of technologies and engagement techniques.
Umbo champions person-centred therapy. It means the person and their family/support people leads the conversation. We believe that the most effective therapy occurs when support is given in the environment where the person lives, learns, works or plays. Therefore we work with the family, and teach skills to you or to other supporters. This means you’re achieving real-life goals, rather than just achieving goals in a clinic.
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