Speech Therapy

Expert speech services close to home.

The Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics Rehabilitation Services Department offers all aspects of speech therapy. Our licensed and certified speech language pathologists all have master’s degrees in communication science. They provide assessment and treatment for an array of conditions.

What Does Speech Therapy Address?

Speech therapy is designed to assist those who struggle to speech, language, and vocal quality and more. Adults and children may be in need of speech therapy for multiple reasons such as those listed below:

Difficulty with Speech Articulation
Decreased Speech Intelligibility
Difficulty Understanding and Expressing Language
Stuttering
Restrictive Eating or Food Avoidance in Children
Difficulty Swallowing
Changes in Vocal Quality
Memory impairment
Decreased Problem-Solving and Safety Awareness

Conditions that may benefit from Speech Therapy

Autism
Developmental Delays
Intellectual Disabilities
Speech and Language Delays
Post Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery
Vocal Abuse, Misuse and Trauma
Neurological Disease
Stroke
Parkinson's Disease
Traumatic Brain Injury
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ASL)
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Head and Neck Cancer

Services Provided

There are many speech therapy services Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics offer. To best meet the needs of our patients our offerings for patients include the following:

Comprehensive Speech, Language and Swallowing Evaluations
Individualized Treatment Plans for Pediatric and Adult Patients
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
LSVT Loud
Video Oropharyngeal Swallow Studies (VOSS)
Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

SPEAK OUT!

This therapy program is designed to address the voice and swallowing challenged commonly experienced by individuals living with Parkinson's Disease and Parkinson-plus Syndromes. SPEAK OUT! combines education for the patients family, individual speech therapy, daily home practice sessions, weekly speech and singing groups, and regular re-evaluations.