Description
Objective:
Specialized in catering to the speech and language needs of toddlers, with a concentrated focus on two-four-year-olds, the Paediatric Speech-Language Therapist will assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders, fostering enhanced communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Assessment and Developmental Planning:
Conduct specific evaluations tailored to two-year-olds to gauge speech, language, and cognitive-communication proficiencies.
Strategize and formulate developmental plans that are personalized to meet the unique communicational needs of each toddler.
Therapeutic Intervention:
Apply evidence-supported therapeutic techniques to bolster speech and language development, ensuring that methods are adaptable and congruent with the toddler's evolving needs.
Utilize a diversified array of therapeutic tools, encompassing assistive technologies, aiming for enriched language acquisition and speech clarity.
Collaboration and Guidance:
Foster robust collaboration with families, caregivers, and a multidisciplinary team of professionals, ensuring an integrated approach to language and speech development.
Provide essential guidance to families and related professionals, imparting strategies and insights conducive to fostering speech and language growth in two-year-olds.
Documentation and Communication:
Uphold meticulous records encompassing assessments, progressive insights, and therapeutic strategies, ensuring comprehensive confidentiality and adherence to professional standards.
Facilitate continual communication with families and the broader healthcare team, imparting essential updates and recommendations.
Professional Enhancement:
Remain attuned to contemporary research, methodologies, and advancements in pediatric speech-language therapy, with an emphasis on strategies pertinent to two-year-olds.
Engage in continual professional development, ensuring the sustained relevance and efficacy of therapeutic approaches.
Qualifications:
Degrees and Certifications in relevant disciplines
Experience:
Prior experience with a focal emphasis on paediatric speech-language therapy, particularly with two-four-year-olds. Demonstrated efficacy in strategizing and implementing diverse therapeutic interventions conducive to toddler
development.
Skills and Abilities:
Proficient interpersonal aptitude, facilitating enriched interactions with toddlers, families, and collaborative teams.
Advanced problem-solving proficiencies, essential for adaptive and impactful therapeutic strategization.
Working Conditions: Attractive
Physical Requirements:
Candidate must be in Ibadan. Must be physically capable of interacting actively with toddlers, including the ability to lift and move as necessary during therapeutic activities
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