Episode 050: Speech and Language Pathology: Communication and Connection

<p align="justify">Brenda Agnew, your host, welcomes Jeanette and Claudia from the <span style="color: #1155cc;"><u><a href= "https://speechtherapycentres.com/about-us/">Speech</a> <a href= "https://speechtherapycentres.com/about-us/">Therapy</a> <a href= "https://speechtherapycentres.com/about-us/">Centres</a> <a href= "https://speechtherapycentres.com/about-us/">of</a> <a href= "https://speechtherapycentres.com/about-us/">Canada</a></u></span>. They share how the Speech Therapy Centres of Canada started and how they built a community built on connection and supporting people to show their essence through communication.</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><strong>Key Takeaways</strong>:</p> <p>[1:43] Jeanette introduces herself.</p> <p>[4:03] Claudia was the first speech pathologist working at the Speech Centres.</p> <p>[5:27] Claudia introduces herself.</p> <p>[7:41] Claudia decided to dedicate her efforts to working with children with brain injury, joining this way both of her biggest passions.</p> <p>[10:05] Brenda talks about how speech therapy tremendously helped her son.</p> <p>[12:15] What do Speech and Language Pathologists do?</p> <p>[13:41] Jeannette talks about examples of what is done in Speech Therapy.</p> <p>[18:00] Claudia talks about the goals of Speech Therapy for children and adults.</p> <p>[19:18] Brenda shares how early her son was admitted to the Infant Hearing Program.</p> <p>[24:10] Jeanette talks about the importance of being informed.</p> <p>[25:05] Jeanette talks about Parents' Workshops.</p> <p>[31:54] Do Claudia and Jeanette get involved in assessments related to malpractice?</p> <p>[33:54] Jeanette talks about Cognitive Communication Difficulties.</p> <p>[38:11] Social communication is critically important and Jeanette explains why.</p> <p>[43:46] Speech pathologists are a very big part of mental health teams.</p> <p>[44:38] Are people aware of the importance of Speech Pathologists? Do people really follow their recommendations?</p> <p>[51:33] Claudia talks about the nece