Pediatric Speech and Language Services

Pediatric Speech and Language Services, part of the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Therapy Center, focus on parent education for language stimulation techniques used with pediatric patients (newborn and up). Our services teach parents strategies that help promote language skills, modeling of appropriate techniques, and collaboration with other providers such as schools, day care, and Early On.

Services Summarized
Our multi-disciplinary therapy staff has extensive training and experience in treating patients with communication disorders.
 
Services Include

Evaluation and/or treatment

Family and caregiver education

Collaboration with other providers

Who Uses These Services
Children with a diagnosis of: 

Traumatic brain injury

Cerebral palsy

Sensory dysfunction

Feeding disorders

Autism

Birth-related conditions

Neurological disorders

Genetic conditions

Post-concussion

Speech/language delay due to medical diagnosis

Services Explained
To be seen, a patient must first have his or her condition evaluated by a physician who writes a prescription for evaluation and/or treatment. Download an Outpatient Referral/Prescription FAX Form.

Evaluation and/or Treatment

Case history

Auditory comprehension

Behavior/cognition

Expression - verbal and graphic

Oral motor

Feeding

Articulation

Hearing screen

Voice/fluency

Pragmatics

Gestural communication

Language

Training for use of augmentative communication device

Family and caregiver education
We consider family involvement to be a key component of our program. We provide training and support to ensure that the child’s treatment is able to continue at home, at child care, and in other settings.

Also Available at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
We may recommend other specialists and programs available at Mary Free Bed. Psychology, videostroboscopy, and videofluoroscopic swallow study are among the other services available. The Rehab Technology Center can provide an augmentative communication evaluation.

Contact Pediatric Speech and Language Services
For more information or to make a referral, please contact the Speech and Language Program at:

Phone
616.242.0366 - or - 800.668.6001

Email
peds.outpatient@maryfreebed.com

Download
Outpatient Referral Form