Services

Swift Speech has a focus on providing services for stutterers / people who stutter, cluttering, voice, or speech sound disorders. We screen for language difficulties due to potential interaction with stuttering and treat language difficulties associated with cluttering. However, we do not currently see clients presenting with delayed language development (late talkers), complex language delays and disorders, or swallowing difficulties. Clients seeking those services are recommended to see a speech pathologist with a focus in those areas. Services are provided face‐to‐face in our rooms in Adelaide or via telehealth. See our fees. Speech pathologist providing telehealth services

Initial consultation

The first meeting for us to find out more about you, set goals together and determine if we will make a good team to meet your goals. The initial consultation involves collecting a background history and some informal assessment of stuttering, cluttering and voice, as well as speech sounds and language abilities as these can interact with stuttering. Two sessions are usually required to complete assessment, determine goals and agree on a treatment plan. The second session will be booked as a Second Consultation. If the client is younger than 10 years old, parents are welcome to attend this session without their child. Some parents find it easier to do this first session via telehealth because this allows the child to play at home when they are not required for the background history gathering part of the session. For children and teenagers between 10-16 years old, it is requested that both the parent and child attend. Clients 17 years and above may attend alone or bring support people with them as they prefer.

Second consultation

This session involves conducting some more assessments to get a complete understanding of your speech, voice or stuttering and how it is affecting you cognitively and socially. We will go through the results from assessments completed during the initial consultation and formalise therapy goals if appropriate. This second consultation is charged at the Review consultation rate on the fee schedule.

Formal assessment

The Assessment charge is for a formal language assessment or a full assessment battery for speech sound disorders. It is charged when the assessments will require additional time to score and report above our standard session admin time. It includes 1 hour of testing time, test materials, 1 hour of analysis and a standard report. The full assessment might take more than one session to complete but you will only be charged one assessment charge at a given time. Following sessions to complete the assessment will be charged at the treatment session rate.

Therapy session

These sessions involve training you as the client or parent to conduct home practice exercises at home to make changes to your speech. Speech pathology treatments require practice in between the clinic sessions in order to be effective. Therapy sessions are usually scheduled weekly or fortnightly.

Maintenance sessions

Once you have finished therapy, it may be recommended that you attend short maintenance sessions to monitor your continued progress and problem-solve issues that may arise. These sessions are particularly important for clients undertaking stuttering therapies.

Review consultations

After a break from therapy, you may wish to get a few tips to continue your progress or discuss whether or not another therapy cycle is warranted. A review consultation is an opportunity for us to discuss your current goals and concerns, provide some strategies to help you to move forward and determine if further therapy is required.

Initial consultation

The first meeting for us to find out more about you, set goals together and determine if we will make a good team to meet your goals. The initial consultation involves collecting a background history and some informal assessment of stuttering, cluttering and voice, as well as speech sounds and language abilities as these can interact with stuttering. Two sessions are usually required to complete assessment, determine goals and agree on a treatment plan. The second session will be booked as a Second Consultation. If the client is younger than 10 years old, parents are welcome to attend this session without their child. Some parents find it easier to do this first session via telehealth because this allows the child to play at home when they are not required for the background history gathering part of the session. For children and teenagers between 10-16 years old, it is requested that both the parent and child attend. Clients 17 years and above may attend alone or bring support people with them as they prefer.

Second consultation

This session involves conducting some more assessments to get a complete understanding of your speech, voice or stuttering and how it is affecting you cognitively and socially. We will go through the results from assessments completed during the initial consultation and formalise therapy goals if appropriate. This second consultation is charged at the Review consultation rate on the fee schedule.

Formal assessment

The Assessment charge is for a formal language assessment or a full assessment battery for speech sound disorders. It is charged when the assessments will require additional time to score and report above our standard session admin time. It includes 1 hour of testing time, test materials, 1 hour of analysis and a standard report. The full assessment might take more than one session to complete but you will only be charged one assessment charge at a given time. Following sessions to complete the assessment will be charged at the treatment session rate.

Therapy session

These sessions involve training you as the client or parent to conduct home practice exercises at home to make changes to your speech. Speech pathology treatments require practice in between the clinic sessions in order to be effective. Therapy sessions are usually scheduled weekly or fortnightly.

Maintenance sessions

Once you have finished therapy, it may be recommended that you attend short maintenance sessions to monitor your continued progress and problem-solve issues that may arise. These sessions are particularly important for clients undertaking stuttering therapies.

Review consultations

After a break from therapy, you may wish to get a few tips to continue your progress or discuss whether or not another therapy cycle is warranted. A review consultation is an opportunity for us to discuss your current goals and concerns, provide some strategies to help you to move forward and determine if further therapy is required.

Speech pathologist holding Mr Potato Head toy

Accent Services

See Accent Services for details on accent services and classes.

Professional Development and Mentoring

Stuttering

Swift Speech offers professional development for teachers, schools, speech pathologists, parents, employers and anyone else who wants to learn how to help stutterers / people who stutter to not be limited by their stutter. Contact us at PD@swiftspeech.clinic or phone 08 7092 4028 to discuss the training we can provide for your organisation.

Voice

Swift Speech offers professional development for professional voice users such as teachers, call centre workers, lawyers, sports coaches, performers and their employers. Contact us at PD@swiftspeech.clinic or phone 08 7092 4028 to discuss the training we can provide for your organisation.

Mentoring

Dr Michelle Swift is available to provide formal paid mentoring for speech pathologists working with clients who stutter or clutter. Individual mentoring sessions in clinic or via telehealth can be booked by clicking Schedule Appointment above. Michelle’s availability on the calendar is very limited, so if there are no available times within the next 2 weeks, please email your availability to speech@swiftspeech.clinic and we will try to fit you in.

Location

Suite 8, Abergeldie House
548 Portrush Road
Glen Osmond SA 5064

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Phone

08 7092 4028

Fax

08 8490 2327

Email

speech@swiftspeech.clinic