A review of speech therapy services in ten cerebral palsy schools in the Republic of South Africa

Abstract

Information on speech therapy services at ten Cerebral Palsy Schools in South Africa was obtained by means of a questionnaire. The results compared the numbers of children receiving treatment on an out-patient and in-patient basis; the percentage of children diagnosed as Cerebral Palsied, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Aphasic and unclassified in each school; the percentage of speech, voice, hearing and language disturbances in each diagnostic category, the frequency of speech therapy treatments and types of assessments used; The speech therapists who completed the questionnaire also gave their opinion on the value of joint assessments, case conferences and use of a communication board as well as topics they would like to discuss.