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Speech Therapy
The Speech Therapy service becomes involved if attempts are needed to improve communication and swallowing. Given the changes in the functioning of the musculature involved in these activities, individuals can choke, have difficulty uttering or pronouncing sounds.
There may also be cognitive changes giving rise to communication difficulties. It should be emphasised in this regard that the Cemcat Speech Therapy service is also involved in cognitive rehabilitation.
The basic operational approaches are:
- Evaluation of dysphagia: comprehensive clinical evaluation of swallowing and individual or group therapy follow-up.
- Intervention addressing communication difficulties through group voice and speech sessions, likewise including one-off focuses on cognitive aspects.
- Cognitive stimulation through computerised tools in coordination with other modes of treatment offered by the Psychology/Neuropsychology Service.
Innovation and generalisation of benefits in daily life
The aim of an innovative operational approach facilitating the generalisation of benefits in the daily life of patients as far as possible, and the involvement of relatives in the therapy process, takes the form of such initiatives as:
- Use of online computerised tools to extend both cognitive and swallowing, voice and speech work at home.
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Choral singing activity. This activity is directed by a music therapist and the Cemcat's own speech therapist, and represents a novel mode of therapy integrating both the voice and the fostering of social participation, among other aspects. It is likewise open to the relatives of the users taking part.
