The Division of Speech-Language Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s – Making the Difference with Increased Access and Expertise

Access improvement throughout the region

Access for Speech -Language Pathology Services at Cincinnati Children’s has improved significantly for both evaluations and therapy.  The division is continually monitoring wait times in collaboration with the scheduling team to best allocate resources to better meet the needs of our patients.  Space is being expanded at our Burnet Campus clinic (located conveniently at the Medical Office Building at 3430 Burnet) as well as sites around the region, including future increased therapy space in the Liberty Campus expansion and the new Eastgate location.

Expertise and specialty collaboration

Cincinnati Children’s Speech-Language Pathology staff are trained to offer standardized evaluation batteries and focused treatment across all conditions that result in communication and feeding issues. Family observation of all sessions is available via camera, in-room, or via observation deck. 60-minute weekly therapy sessions are utilized to allow for sufficient time to obtain feedback about a child’s progress since the last session, actively work on treatment goals, educate caregivers, demonstrate and discuss recommendations for home practice with caregivers. Co-treatment options are available with occupational therapy when indicated for children with underlying sensory processing or regulation issues that impact on their ability to complete and fully benefit from treatment sessions.

The division offers specialized instrumental options such as ultrasound for refractory speech sound disorders. The speech-language pathologists have a wide variety of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that can be trialed in therapy with children who require AAC for communication.  We maintain a collaborative working relationship with Radiology for objective videofluoroscopic analysis of swallowing function when indicated in patients with swallowing dysfunction.

The Speech-Language Pathology team maintains a collaborative working relationship with ENT to assess patients with suspected swallowing issues, potential tongue ties, voice issues, and for patients with hypernasal speech.  

Additionally, a reading and literacy discovery center is embedded into the division for specialized evaluation and treatment of literacy issues. Lastly, interpreter services are available to ensure complete and accurate assessment and treatment of patients with cultural and linguistic diversity.

For questions or additional information, contact Speech-Language Pathology at 513-636-4341 email speech.pathology@cchmc.org.