Posted on August 26th, 2010 by Ruth
Occupational- and Speech Therapists in Somerset West felt the need for some of their stroke patients who were feeling isolated because of not being able to communicate properly and to get together with other stroke patients for mutual support. This was the start of the Helderberg Stroke Support Group.
The Group has expanded since they were established, and a Speech Therapy group was started because they realised that one of the most devastating effects of a stroke is loss of speech and language.A speech therapist can help recover these communication skills.
Stroke patients often know what they wants to say, but cannot coordinate the muscle movements which are necessary to say the word.
Intervention by a Speech Therapist can help the patient to comprehend and communicate more effectively, and to be able to function better in his environment.
Contact Details:
Tel: +27 21 854 8118
Cell: 079 612 8903
Website: www.hssg.org.za
PO Box 3973
Somerset West
7129
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Posted on August 26th, 2010 by Ruth
They cater for the specific needs of children who require more individual attention than what can be offered in a normal government mainstream school. The classes are smaller and individual attention is given to the children.
The speech therapist at Camelot College is a highly qualified speech Therapist with a wealth of experience with adults and children and has a dual degree in Speech Therapy and Audiology.
She has worked with hearing impaired children, conducting audiological assessments and she is well experience when it comes to working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Asha opened her private practice at Camelot College in 2008 and assesses the students from Camelot College as well as private patients. These assessment focus on -
Contact Details:
Mrs Govender: +27 31 2015163
Email:admin@camelotcollege.co.za
Website: www.camelotcollege.co.za
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Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Ruth
Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is broken by repetitions and prolongations or abnormal stoppages accompanied by unusual facial movements associated with the effort to speak.
There are several factors that can contribute to the development of stuttering: genetics, child development, neurophysiology - processing speech and language in different areas of the brain than those who do not stutter – and family dynamics.
Fortunately there are a variety of successful approaches for treating both children and adults.
People who stutter can benefit from treatment and learn how to speak more easily, manage their stuttering and increase their speech fluency.
Support groups like Speakeasy help -
- a problem shared is a problem halved
- you don’t have to suffer with your stuttering alone
- you can gain from others like you
- they educate the public about stuttering
They provide opportunities for stutterers to share fears and to practice therapeutic techniques to help control stuttering in a safe and supportive environment.
Contact Details:
Johannesburg: Dina Lilian – 082 820 6225
Email: info@speakeasy.org.za
Website: www.speakeasy.org.za
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Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Ruth
For the person who stutters or who has other speech difficulties, many people don’t have the confidence to speak in public, and actually begin to isolate themselves.The McGuire Programme SA’s goal is to help those people to become eloquent speakers.
They provide training in areas such as assertiveness training, voice projection, speech making and discovering strategies for psychologically coming to terms with many of the issues surrounding stuttering behaviour.
Their valuable objectives are -
- to help stutterer understand the dynamics of stuttering
- 0to counteract the tendency to hold-back and use avoidance mechanisms
- to deal with their fears
- to accept yourself as a recovering stutterer
- to develop an assertive attitude
Contact Details:
Chris Meintjes: Tel: +27 72 758 3705
Julia Jensen: Tel: +27 72 248 3542
Fax: +27 866 147 468
Email: info@mcguireprogramme.co.za
Website: www.mcguireprogramme.co.za
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Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Ruth
Liesl Pendrigh is the creator and Remedial Therapist at the Kairos Learner Support Centre where they give children the opportunity to find their full potential. They have a wonderful group of therapists – remedial therapists, speech therapist and audiologist, occupational therapist, educational psychologist to assist with the children in a homely atmosphere.
Speech therapists also work with adults who have voice problems, fluency disorders or language problems related to a stroke or brain injury.
Some of the common problems Speech therapists work with include:
- weak grammatical use of language
- incorrect use of verbs and plurals
- poor social-communicative use of language
- poor speech and articulation problems
- weak oral-motor skills
- swallowing and feeding difficulties
- stuttering
- hearing problems
Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 315-6633
Cell: 072 266-5367
Email:info@learnersupport.co.zawww.learnersupport.co.za
Website: www.learnersupport.co.za
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