Services & Fees
"Engaging students to become powerful communicators and curious learners" -Angela
Assessment
Initial Consultation (2 hours): $380
An Initial Consultation is an opportunity for your Speech-Language Pathologist to get to know you and your child.
Your Speech-Language Pathologist will use the Initial Consultation to:
- Gather case history information and information about your child’s development
- Discuss your child’s communication and/or feeding skills at home, childcare and in any other major environments.
- Undertake some developmental, play-based and functional assessment with your child so that they can get a good picture of your child’s strengths and weaknesses (i.e. what is working with their communication and/or feeding skills and what is not working at the moment i.e. what’s difficult for your child to do).
- Identify, discuss and prioritise goals for intervention – they’ll develop a plan of action with you in relation to best managing your child’s needs.
- Find out what is fun and motivating for your child so that if therapy is warranted, they can make therapy sessions as fun as possible for your child!
Intervention
– Therapy Sessions
Intervention sessions focus on addressing communication and/or safe swallowing goals identified during your child’s Initial Consultation, implementing communication systems (e.g. visual supports, PECS, Key Word Sign & Gesture) and/or safe swallowing strategies, and providing training and support to parents and other carers.
- 30 min therapy session: $95
- 45 min therapy session: $142.50
- 1 hour therapy session: $190
Communication or Swallowing Intervention provided under a Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Plan: The Chronic Disease Management Plan (previously referred to as the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Plan) entitles recipients to up to 5 sessions with a Speech Pathologist (per calendar year) that are partially covered by Medicare.
Consult with your GP about determining whether an individual is eligible to receive a CDM Plan. Each of the 5 CDM sessions attracts a Medicare rebate of $53.75.
Standardised Assessments
Includes a written report and feedback session
Standardised assessments include administration time (e.g. 2 hours minimum for language assessment) + analysis and interpretation of child’s performance (2+ hours). Included is a feedback session to parents / carers to discuss results of assessment and implications for home / preschool / school.
- Speech Assessment: $220
- Language Assessment: $760
- Speech and Language Assessment: $850
Reports and Written Documentation
There is a fee for writing reports.
The NDIS allows for money in a child’s NDIS plan to be used towards covering the cost of reports. Reports usually take a minimum of 2 hours work and are charged at the current NDIS Speech Pathology rate of $190/hour.
Meetings
- Attendance at preschool / school / home for planning and support meetings (e.g. IFSP / IEP planning and review meetings, Transition to School meetings, NDIS Planning meetings): $190 per hour
- Telephone / Skype consultations with parents and support staff: $190 per hour
Home Visits
Cancellation Fees
If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, please provide two working days’ notice (e.g. if your appointment is at Friday 11am, please let me know by 11am on Wednesday that you cannot attend). This helps in being able to offer your scheduled appointment time to another client. A cancellation fee may apply if sufficient notice is not provided. Medical emergencies that result in a cancellation will not attract the cancellation fee if a medical certificate is supplied within 5 days of the cancellation.
Note: Fees are discounted against the recommended NDIS Schedule of Fees.