Speech-language pathology services are for patients of all ages. They are offered in three facilities:
- Campbellton Regional Hospital;
- Restigouche Hospital Centre;
- St. Joseph Community Health Centre.
Patients
Young children
Any child with a delay or disorder in acquisition of language and speech
Adults
Any adult with a communication disorder caused by neurological damage (e.g. stroke, head trauma, brain tumour, etc.) or degenerative neurological disease (e.g. Parkinson's disease, dementia, etc.)
General population
Anyone with one of the following problems:
- Disorders of the voice;
- Stammering;
- Trouble swallowing;
- Speech disorder involving articulation.
Services
- Assessment
- Individual or group therapy
- Parents’ group for language stimulation
- Interdisciplinary pediatric team
- Interdisciplinary adult rehabilitation team
- Consultation with families
- Public education
- Consultation
- Assessment and follow-up at the Learning Centre (Restigouche Hospital Centre only)
How to request services
- For children, make the request directly.
- For adults and seniors, the request has to come from a health care professional.
Our team
The Speech-Language Pathology Department team includes speech-language pathologists, rehabilitation assistants, and administrative staff.
For more information, consult the following sites:
- http://www.nbaslpa.ca (New Brunswick Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists);
- http://www.caslpa.ca/ (Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists).
