What to expect
Your support from Polaris Speech starts with an initial phone consultation to determine next steps. If appropriate, we will complete an evaluation and create a plan of care together including the many intervention options that Polaris Speech has available. Even if therapy isn't appropriate at the moment, we have options for consultations, education and resources assessments to help optimize your quality of life with neurological disease.
Evaluation
Before beginning therapy, a comprehensive evaluation will be completed. We offer clinical swallow evaluations, speech, language, cognitive and myofunctional assessments. We will discuss current strengths, challenges, and your goals. Together we will develop a plan of care including therapeutic intervention in office, in home or via telehealth and provide any additional community and online resources which may be beneficial.
In-person Individual Therapy
After a plan of care is developed and 1:1 therapy is recommended, will we initiate therapy in office, in-home or other functional community location. As therapy continues, we will continue to re-evaluate and adjust the plan of care as a patient-clincian team as you progress and needs change. Continued re-assessments ensure optimal progress and carryover to improve quality of life and functioning throughout everyday life.
Telehealth Group or
Individual Therapy
If you live outside of our service area, are interested in group therapy, or would prefer telehealth services, our speech-language pathologist will provide the same quality therapeutic interventions through the internet. You only require a computer or phone with internet access, a camera and microphone.
Wellness Services
After being discharged from skilled therapy, it is sometimes recommended to schedule wellness services to continue the use of skills gained in therapy. Cognitive and communicative stimulation visits can encourage continued use of previously taught strategies and prolong the support to the care partner throughout the journey with neurological disease.