Speech and language therapy service offer

Who we are?

Children’s Speech and Language Therapy is part of the Children’s Specialist Services Team. We are county-wide service and support children and their families across all of Cumbria.

  • their home
  • their nursery or school
  • in their local Children’s Centre
  • in our clinic spaces in Health Centres, Children Development Centres, or  Hospitals

All of our teams have Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants. Our Speech and Language Therapists are responsible for the care and assessment of children’s speech, language and communication. Our Speech and Language Therapy Assistants support the Therapists to deliver individualised support to the children and their important adults.

How our services work

Our service is available to all the children in Cumbria. To deliver the support that is most appropriate for the child and their speech, language and communication we work at three different levels. Support is available via any or all of these levels based on what the child needs at that time. These levels are:

Universal
Our universal support is available to everyone!

Targeted
Our Targeted level of support is available for children with, or a risk of, a Speech, Language and Communication Need. Support is available to important adults around the child so they feel confident supporting the child’s communication.

Individualised
Speech and Language Therapists are considered the experts in communication, but parents and carers are the expert on their child. We always strive to work in a collaborative way and set goals for important and meaningful for the child and their family.

Who else do we work with?

We will work with the child and any important adult to them. This can include, but is not limited to:

  • parents and carers
  • extended family
  • nursery practitioners
  • class Teachers, Teaching Assistants and special educational needs coordinators (SENCos)
  • early Years Advisors
  • specialist Advisory Teachers
  • any other relevant professional supporting your child