Speech Therapy Services

Project Hope Foundation is excited to offer speech therapy with ABA-trained Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) at select campuses! Our SLP’s familiarity with principles of ABA (reinforcement, prompting and fading of prompts, pairing with the client to maximize compliance, behavior plans, etc.) helps maximize the effectiveness of their speech therapy sessions. We understand the importance of the child's routine and individual preferences. If the child has a behavior plan in place, they know how to follow it. Their ABA experience and on-site presence promote increased collaboration between ABA therapy and speech sessions, maximizing results for each child. We have the flexibility to work in the environment that is best for the child, whether that be in his/her typical therapy room, classroom, or a designated speech therapy area. We can also attend team meetings when warranted. By offering in-house speech therapy, we hope to reduce parental stress about transporting children between ABA and speech therapy.

Our SLPs strive to think outside the box to make sessions run smoothly. We recognize the importance of making the speech environment fun to help accomplish the client's goals. We maintain open communication with parents to be sure to address each family's priorities.

An SLP therapy session can focus on the following areas:

• articulation,

• receptive and expressive language,

• fluency (stuttering),

• voice/resonance,

• oral motor weakness (dysarthria),

• oral motor planning deficits (apraxia),

• feeding/swallowing disorders,

• AAC (speech-generating devices), and

• cognitive aspects of communication.

Parents of current clients interested in speech therapy services should contact your team supervisor. We currently accept Medicaid or private pay funding for speech services.