Speech therapy intervention takes place after the assessment. At the beginning of the intervention, a discussion is held with the individual and/or their family to establish the goals of speech therapy. Progress is documented at the end of each semester according to the established speech therapy goals.
Intervention – Early Childhood (Ages up to 5 years and 11 months)
At the university clinic, personalized speech therapy sessions or group therapy sessions are provided to children needing support in speech and language development. Services may include articulation, phonological processing, motor speech, speech fluency, voice, oral language, bilingualism, etc.
Intervention – School Age (Ages 6-18)
Intervention during the school-age years involves speech, language, and writing. Speech therapy is often provided for articulation/motor speech, fluency/stuttering, phonological processing, voice, social language, bilingualism, etc.
Intervention – Adults
In adults, services are provided individually or through groups based on the needs of the patients. Speech therapy focuses on speech, language, and cognitive ability. It includes:
- Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or have a disease of a neurological or other origin.
- Language/speech can be affected after a stroke, hemorrhage, or TBI. Speech therapy at the university clinic can improve linguistic abilities/speech production and address issues related to memory, concentration, or thought organization that often coexist with communication, speech, and language disorders.
- In a similar context, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease, dementia, primary progressive aphasia, etc., can affect patients’ speech. In these cases, speech therapy helps to enhance voice loudness (making it stronger) and speech clarity. The ultimate goal is to improve the comprehensibility of patients, making them more easily understood by their social environment.
- Individuals who simply wish to modify their speech.
- There are cases of healthy individuals who wish to change the way they speak. In these cases, speech therapy intervention can help people who do not speak the Greek language, individuals who stutter, or those who want to use their voice for professional purposes and avoid vocal misuse (e.g., singers, teachers, etc.).