Speech and Language Services
Alberta Health Services - North Zone
- Description
- Speech-Language Pathologists help people and their families with communication, eating, feeding, and swallowing difficulties, so they can participate in activities that are important to them.
Services are for people with developmental and / or medical conditions who need help with:
- facilitating communication access;
- pronouncing speech sounds;
- understanding and using spoken language;
- using gestures, pictures, communication boards or speech devices to communicate;
- rehabilitating reading and writing after an illness or injury;
- speaking smoothly and easily (fluency, stuttering);
- improving voice quality;
- eating, feeding and swallowing; and / or
- consultation, follow-up and referral to other community services.
Key Provider: speech-language pathologists (SLPs), speech-language therapy assistants (SLPAs), therapy assistants (TAs) - Eligibility
- Yes, Please contact the site to discuss eligibility requirements.
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referrals:
- Inpatient programs require a referral from a regulated healthcare professional.
- Outpatient programs can be referred to by self, parent, caregiver, physicians, public health, homecare, and rehabilitation staff.
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,The waiting list varies by location. Please contact the site directly to inquire about wait times.
- Telephone
- 780-675-2231
- Fax
- 780-675-3111
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- August 19, 2024
- Address
- 3401 48 Avenue
Athabasca, AB, T9S 1M7
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:30 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:30 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:30 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:30 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:30 AM to 04:30 PM