Services

Intensive Treatment

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:51:28 +0000

The purpose of Treatment Intensive is to provide the opportunity to work in a concentrated manner with a client and family to maximize potential change over a short period of time.

An Intensive Treatment is customized to the individual client, and usually occurs over a 1-2 week period. A client can be seen 3-5 days/week, 1-2 hours per day. (NOTE: Some insurance companies will not reimburse more than 1 hour of therapy per day or week.)

FMEP

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:50:23 +0000

The Facial Muscle Exercise Program (FMEP) is used for patients who exhibit a labial/facial flaccidity (lip/face weakness), and/or oral dysphagia (difficulty chewing, difficulty with tongue movement/strength, etc.). FMEP is a conservative treatment modality, which promotes, maintains, and/or preserves the physiological integrity of the muscle and its functional components. It is used with icing techniques, facial massage, tongue/lip exercises (oral motor exercises), deep pharyngeal neuromuscular stimulation, and speech tasks.

DPNS

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:46:11 +0000

Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation Program (DPNS) is a therapeutic program that restores muscle strength and reflexes within the pharynx (throat) for improved efficient swallow function. DPNS has shown that the more stimulation input via multiple cranial nerve tracks, within the pharynx, improves swallow function significantly.

Baby Signs

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:42:23 +0000

The Baby Signs Program

Babies have a lot to say even before they can actually speak. With the Baby Signs Program, babies and toddlers can communicate, using simple, easy-to-learn signs, what they see, what they need and even how they feel.

The Baby Signs Program is the only infant sign language program that has a full range of exciting products to enhance your baby's signing experience.

The Listening Program

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:33:57 +0000

The Listening Program® is a sound stimulation auditory therapy program consisting of eight specially developed Compact Discs (CDs) conveniently bound together with the 9-part Instructional Guidebook and Listening Journal. Each CD contains four progressive segments that are 15 minutes each. Re-arranged, specially engineered classical music and nature sounds comprise the listening content.

Social Skills Groups

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:16:56 +0000

Social Skills Groups are designed to provide children with difficulties with social skills opportunities to learn and practice appropriate play, pragmatic language, and peer interaction skills in guided activity sessions. The groups are led by a certified, licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP). The SLP will teach specific pragmatic language skills within a sensory enriched environment.

Corporate Speech Training

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:06:52 +0000

Corporate Speech Training enables people and corporations to achieve professional and personal success through enhanced communication skills. Employees are shown how to develop more effective communication skills that benefit customer service, the work environment and revenue.
Cincinnati Speech Services provides direct and non-traditional communication services. We provide customized speech/language interventions to individuals and groups. We also provide training programs for facilities and businesses. Through training programs/seminars, we guide you to obtaining quality outcomes.

T.A.L.C. Time

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:57:52 +0000

T.A.L.C. Time is a structured language group and is taught by a certified speech-language pathologist in a small group setting (3-4 children per group). Small groups are provided for children ages 2-5 who demonstrate severe expressive and receptive language disorders and associated inappropriate behavior. The activities and goals focus on developing communication, social skills, and play skills. T.A.L.C. Time utilizes sensory integration techniques and augmentative communication during each session.

Read Program

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:56:55 +0000

The purpose of The Read Program is to provide a literacy program for children 5 to 7 years of age. The sessions will last 1 hour a day, 2 times per week for 8 weeks. The minimum requirement to begin the session is 4 children.

Fluency Master

Todd Olthaus — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:18:41 +0000

A new device that effectively controls and relieves stuttering has been developed and tested. Known as the Fluency Master, it has been found to be highly successful for the majority of people who have tried it.

The Fluency Master looks like a hearing aid and fits comfortably behind the ear. The speed and amount of improvement produced by the Fluency Master in the treatment of stuttering are often dramatic, and the results are lasting in the vast majority of cases.