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We Do Believe That
- Parent/patient active involvement is crucial for the success of any therapeutic plan.
- Each patient must have his/her own individual educational plan designed according to his/her areas of need & strength.
- Therapy - especially for young children - should be fun and play-directed using age- as well as gender- appropriate games, activities, and toys.
- Thoroughly preparing lesson plans in addition to regularly collecting data to closely monitor progress achieved with therapy is essential for any program to be successful.
- Ensuring rigorous training to develop skillful clinically-competent professionals, able to provide best practice to individuals with communication disorders across the life span, in medical, educational, and community settings, is very important.
- Working together as a team, health care professionals must share as well as coordinate responsibilities, expertise, knowledge and skills while establishing treatment plans and goals for the achievement of a patient's maximum potential.
- For therapeutic programs to be effective, clinicians and specialists need to integrate individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence derived from systematic research.
- Getting acquainted with the results of recent up-to-date basic and applied research can increase the knowledge in the field of communication disorders and promote the quality of speech and language services available for both children and adults.
