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Therapy 

Therapie procedure

The diagram on the left shows our approach to the planning, implementation and (provisional) conclusion of therapy.

As a rule, an initial consultation takes place after registration. This is followed by an examination. This information is used to make a diagnosis. This is used to set the goals for the therapy, which are discussed with you. This is illustrated in the diagram below.

In order to achieve your desired goals, exercises are practised first in the therapy situation (in vitro) and then in everyday life (in vivo). This is followed by the self-application phase (e.g. in the treatment of sigmatism) in which new experiences and new knowledge are applied in everyday life. After successful completion of the therapy, there is usually a follow-up, i.e. a follow-up appointment or telephone call after 3 months.

To create transparency in the therapy process, you can clearly recognise the procedure in the diagram. After the diagnosis, a treatment plan is drawn up, which is set out in writing in a medical report and sent to the doctor. As therapists, we are subject to a duty of confidentiality. In order to enable a trusting cooperation between doctor and speech therapist, it is necessary that you release us from the obligation of confidentiality with regard to communication with the doctor in accordance with the statutory data protection guidelines. Only then can correspondence take place.

As a patient, you have the right to inspect files if you wish. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have in this regard.

You can find further information at the following link: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bdsg_1990/BDSG.pdf.

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Therapy via video

Since Corona ..........

Homevisits

In the event of bedriddenness, it is possible for us to make home visits.

Therapy in 4 languages

We offer therapy in the following 4 languages: German, English, Dutch, Turkish

Therapy in facilities

We work in close cooperation with the Cologne SBK........

Therapy assistance dog

Therapy dog Lilly! 

Since October 2022, my young Goldendoodle dog Lilly (now two years old) has been accompanying me when requested by the patients, in my my daily work. 

From February to June 2024 
training as a therapy assistance dog team together and successfully completed it on 16 June 2024. 

The presence of the dog helps patients to focus better on themselves.

Through the joint training that Lilly and I have done alongside our work, Lilly is learning how she can support me even more specifically in my work. I also learn from her how I can use her so that we both enjoy working together. 

The patients also benefit from this. A therapy dog can be very supportive and beneficial, as many different areas of everyday life and the patients' ability to communicate and interact are enhanced. 

Working materials

Some patients require therapy materials that are not available in the usual form. We can therefore make it possible for some patients to produce the therapy material themselves.

Using the information from the patient's medical history and diaganostics, we set therapy goals together with the patient. Based on these goals, we select suitable methods and materials for treatment. We would like to introduce some of our materials here.

e.g. soft clubs

Go Talk app to promote speech production and development, e.g. for late talkers and people with cognitive impairments.

 Go Talk App

Here are a few examples

Haptic memory

Large formats are important for some patients........

Materials and rewards

We like to work on the job with lots of games, plays and are using Ipads too, to make therapy accessable. The main thing is than our setting means a space were children are to be seen in their level and like to come to our practice. Transformation habits is never easy. Learning new speech skills is exciting, because new fences and doors do open. To reinforce interest and to make the motivation stronger, we use mostly our own developed and design toys and games to reward our little and adult patients. After intake and collecting information about our targets we look for a apropriate methods and materials. These are to be discussed with the patient aim and wishes. Then the sessions are to be held. To develop an imagination we give some exampels towards some of our therapy materials and child centered rewards. Examples Tactile memory for children and adults with sensoric or motoric handicaps Go Talk app (Ipad) for spreech and training of cognition skills S-parcours, archieving S-speech of sentence level Example of reward materials for adolences Example of reward materials for kids