Telethon Speech & Hearing is adapting to the rapidly changing environment by offering teletherapy support services for existing and new families. We understand and respect families who choose to or are unable to attend face-to-face sessions with our therapists and want to reassure families that we are doing everything we can to provide ongoing support to children under our care.
It is very important for a child to maintain their hearing, speech and language development in order to make consistent progress.
Consistent attendance in speech/language therapy sessions allows routine practise of communication skills, as well as faster progress toward therapy goals. When children do not have consistent attendance, their progress slows, and they are more likely to regress during these periods of time when they are not receiving services. When a child regresses—or loses ground—extra effort must be spent during important therapy time reteaching previously learnt skills instead of moving forward with a new lesson. Slowed progression or regression may result in a longer duration of speech/language therapy.
TSH’s teletherapy services allow families who have children with hearing, speech, language and literacy challenges to continue to receive ongoing support from our specialist team of allied health professionals while at home. No referral is needed.