Terms and Condition

Initial Contact

You can get in touch with me directly via either email or by telephone. It is helpful to gain as much background information about your child as possible at this stage so that I can determine the most appropriate next steps. This conversation would be free of charge and would normally take place via the telephone.

Assessment

When the initial contact call has taken place, I may recommend that your child would benefit from an assessment of their speech, language and communication skills. The assessment is a collaborative process where the expertise from you, the parent/care taker, and the therapist are pulled together to form a picture of your child’s abilities. As your child’s primary caregiver your contribution to this process and throughout your child’s entire therapy journey, is vital..

At this stage, a number of assessments may be carried out which will include parental information so that I can gain a full understanding of how your child communicates within different environments..

• A discussion surrounding your child’s development and your expectations of the assessment and therapy process, as appropriate.
• Informal assessment of your child’s abilities via play and/or conversation, as appropriate.
• Formal assessment via use of standardised and non-standardised assessments, where appropriate.
• Where relevant, and with your permission, it may be useful to video record part of the session with your child. This can be a vital tool in both assessment and therapy

Level of assessment will include:

• Parent questionnaire and discussion.
• Informal assessment through play, conversation, observation and structured tasks, as appropriate.
• Standardised and non-standardised assessment procedures where appropriate.
• Liaison with other professionals involved in your child’s care.
• Analysis of assessment results.
• Report including evaluation and recommendations

The fee also includes time spent outside the session in:

• Session planning.
• Liaising with parents and professionals.
• Record keeping.

It is often recommended that, as part of your child’s care, I may need to provide some services in addition to the direct therapy sessions themselves.

This may include:

• Written therapy programmes.
• Training sessions for teaching/nursery staff.
• Face to face meetings.
• Onward referral letters.
• Reports.
• Provision of specific resources.

Any items such as these will be charged for separately but will be arranged with you in advance.

Parents are supposed to provide testimonials, and the videos shall be captured for comparison and quality and control