Children of any age are social. They like to meet new people, make friends and share things with other children. It’s especially important for children to interact with their peers, as this is when they will practice and learn social behaviours, social norms, and effectively learn how to get along with and alongside other people.
Unfortunately children with learning disabilities and communications difficulties sometimes face isolation as they may have a difficult time finding peers they can get along with. This is due to the child’s inability to communicate at the same level as their peers. This can cause misunderstanding and frustration on all sides. Speech and communications difficulties are also not something that can be medicated. It must be corrected through speech therapy.
Speech therapy helps in correcting for:
- Improving the child’s ability to express their emotions and ideas.
- Improving the child’s ability to communicate so people can understand them more clearly.
- Improving the clarity and quality of their speech.
This helps to boost overall confidence, and ensures the child is able to function independently and learning critical social skills from their friends. The ability to communicate opens up a world of new possibilities for children and breaks their isolation from their peer and society.
Join us for our Professional Certificate in Speech Therapy Assistant programme.
This 6-months* part-time Professional Certificate in Speech Therapy Assistant (PCSTA) programme is designed to train potential Speech Therapy Assistants to support children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders or ailments.
You will gain the tools to assist in the assessment, screening and treatment of communication and speech disorders to help affected children and adults gain their independence and improve the quality of their lives.
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