FAQs
Q: What should I do if I think my child needs speech therapy?
We start with a brief phone conversation to discuss your concerns and suspected areas of need. From there, it may be recommended to schedule a screening or evaluation.
Q: What does an evaluation consist of?
Speech and language evaluation is scheduled at your home or child’s school and typically includes a standardized assessment, clinical observations, and parent input to create a thorough profile of your child’s communication skills. A formal report is provided to you and can be shared with other service providers and health professionals at your request.
Q: How do you monitor progress?
A treatment plan with measurable and data-driven goals is created for each client and formal progress reports are provided quarterly. Additional progress reports and revaluations are completed on an as-needed basis or per request.
Q: What does a treatment session look like?
The structure of a treatment sessions differs for each child and is dependent upon their individual learning styles and preferences. Most often, therapy for youngsters is play-based in which skill building is integrated into the activity they are engaged in at that moment. School-aged children typically participate in more structured tasks and motivation is maintained with breaks, games, and incentives.
Q: Can you help with homework?
Absolutely. Working on speech and language skills within the context of homework assignments and school reading material is preferred in order to provide your child with a well-rounded learning experience and to ensure treatment is as productive and efficient as possible.
Q: When do you discharge?
Discharge is recommended when your child is demonstrating age-appropriate skills that are supported by data, informal evaluation tools, or assessment scores. However, the ultimate decision is always the choice of the family’s as you may feel satisfied with your child’s progress or have to consider other external factors.
Q: Do you take insurance?
Upword Speech Therapy is an out-of-network provider, therefore, insurance is not billed directly. Superbills containing necessary documentation and coding are provided to you upon request to submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.
Q: What forms of payment do you accept?
At this time, we accept cash, check, and credit cart payment via HIPAA compliant platform. In addition, the majority of speech and language therapy services can be paid for using your flexible spending account (FSA) or healthcare savings account (HSA.)