SALTWM
Speech & Language Therapy West Midlands
SALTWM
Providing Independent Speech and Language Therapy Assessments in the West Midlands Area.
SALTWM
We are a team of independent Speech and Language Therapists based in the West Midlands.
We provide speech and language assessment services from Sutton Medical Consulting Centre in Sutton Coldfield.
Our therapists have a diverse range of experiences working with children with speech, language and communication needs. These experiences enable us to provide a quality service to our clients.
Our therapists are registered with the Health Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. They all have current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service registration.
What We Do
We provide high quality, holistic speech and language therapy assessment services to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication impairments.
We conduct a range of formal and/or informal assessments procedures to produce comprehensive assessment reports and therapy programmes that have a lasting effect and to gain maximum outcomes.
Services to Children
We work with children with a range of speech, language and communication impairments such as speech/language delay and disorder, autism and learning disability.
We offer comprehensive assessments of speech / language / communication and provide detailed written reports and recommendations.
We provide home/school therapy programmes for a range of disorders, such as:
Speech sounds
Phonological awareness
Language Processing
Understanding / Comprehension
Expressive language
Social skills and pragmatics
Our Therapists
Louise Engers, MSc, BSc, MRCSLT
Speech and Language Therapist with over 20 years’ experience in provision of services to both paediatrics and adults, including specialist skills in learning disability, autism, mental health, challenging behaviour, dysphagia, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) and sensory integration.
Sarah Barker, BSc, MRCSLT
Speech and Language Therapist with over 20 years’ experience in provision of services to paediatrics. Special interest in autism and developmental speech and language disorders
Expert Witness, Tribunals & Medico-Legal
Louise completed her Bond Salon Expert Witness Report Writing course in 2019. She provides expert witness reports and professional witness tribunal reports for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities and other speech, language, communication and neuro-developmental disorders. Louise produces detailed and thorough independent reports, which are court compliant. Please contact Louise on 07411765114 to discuss your needs and a detailed quote will be provided to you.
Autism Therapy Services
Hanen More Than Words Programme
If you have a young child on the autism spectrum or with social communication difficulties, you may be wondering what you can do to make communication easier for them. You may want to help them connect more easily with others, make friends and experience less frustration.
As a parent, there's so much you can do to help your child during the everyday routines and interactions you already have together. At a More Than Words program, you learn specific, research-based strategies to support your child's social communication and play skills, while also connecting and having more fun together. More Than Words is a program that provides parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or social communication difficulties with practical tools to help their children communicate.
Contact us if you are interested in our intensive 12 week course.
Costs
Assessment with Report and Recommendations: £375. This includes case history, initial assessment session, including formal and/or informal procedures (as appropriate) and discussion with relevant parties e.g. parent/carer. A full formal report with recommendations is included.
Subsequent Standard Consultation: £90. This includes an assessment review or on-going assessment as appropriate (up to 1 hour)
Expert Witness / Tribunal Reports: A detailed quote will be provided once your needs are requirements are discussed.
Travelling charges: 50 pence per mile
In addition to this, the time taken to travel on the client’s behalf will be charged proportionally at one half of the standard consultation fee rate (£45/h).
Correspondence and telephone calls
These will not be charged up to a limit of 10 minutes duration. Correspondence and telephone calls taking longer than this will be charged at a proportion of the Standard Consultation fee. Any such charges will be specified as far as possible and agreed with the client prior to any such action taking place.
Nursery/School/Care Home Visits/Meetings
Charged as standard consultation (£90/h)
Services to Schools/Care Homes
Bespoke services to schools and care homes are available on a sessional basis.
How to make a referral / book an appointment
Please make sure that you have read and understood our costs page before making a referral.
If you wish to refer your child for a Speech and Language Therapy assessment, please complete the attached referral form and email it to:
On receipt of your referral form, our therapists will contact you to offer you available dates for the assessment.
In order to confirm/book the appointment, full payment must be made. No appointments will be booked without full payment in advance.
Useful Information
Child's Progress Checker
Speech and Language UK have a useful progress checker so you can see how your child is getting on with their communication skills.
ASLTIP
ASLTIP have a list of Speech and Language Therapists who may be able to help you. You may wish to get a quote from another SLT service, or find one closer to where you live.
ICAN
ICAN is a children's communication charity. Their website has lots of useful information.
Contact Us
Louise 07411765114 / Sarah 07877645123