Services
Speech therapy
Service Languages
Finnish, kuvakommunikaatio, tukiviittomat, English
Target Groups:
Children, specific language impairment, bilingual/multilingual children (also rehabilitation reimbursed by Kela)
Education:
Vocational Basic Education
Master of Arts, Speech and Language Pathology program
Master of Education
Professional Further Education
Interaction and social communication (pragmatic skills, challenges in self-regulation and attention, autism spectrum disorders, selective mutism), speech comprehension (modifying the communication environment, rehabilitation of language skills and language processing), speech expression (naming and narrative skills), unclear speech (articulation difficulties, verbal dyspraxia), augmentative and alternative communication (communication boards and books, key word signing), training and guidance of close caregivers, multiculturalism and multilingualism, children’s feeding skills and oral motor skills
Experience:
Assessment and rehabilitation of all pre-school-aged children, including demanding medical rehabilitation, specialized medical care, primary health care, and the private sector (2008–)
Vaasa
Ratakatu 7
65100 VAASA
Speech Therapy Praati
Everyday visitation
Home visit area is the Vaasa city region; clients can come from farther away for office appointments
Animals in offices
- Animals have been in staff spaces
- Animals have been in reception areas
- Service dogs allowed
Queue information
3 months
Active contracts
Kela, procurement contract for demanding medical rehabilitation speech therapy in Finnish in the western insurance district area.
Self monitoring plans
Patient representative info
Patient Ombudsman of the Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia
Tel. 06 218 1080
potilasasiavastaava@ovph.fi