Details of the services I offer:
(all fees below are based on my hourly rate of £74)

Initial Assessment
Assessment of your child's needs in your home for up to one hour including:
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Pre-assessment Questionnaire (details about your child's development, medical history and interests)
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Observation and assessment of your child's communication skills through play
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Guidance for supporting your child's speech and language at home
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Written summary of discussions and recommendations
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Liaison with your child's preschool or school as required
£148

Detailed Assessment
Full assessment of your child's needs in your home and/or educational setting for up to two hours including:
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Pre-assessment Questionnaire (details about your child's development, medical history and interests)
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Observation and assessment of your child's communication skills through play
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Detailed assessment of your child's communication using standardised assessments as appropriate
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Guidance for supporting your child's speech and language at home
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Full written report of your child's communication skills and needs
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Liaison with your child's preschool or school as required
N.B If more than 2 hours of assessment are required to fully assess your child, additional time will be agreed with you in advance and invoiced at £70 per hour. Reports that require longer than 2 hours to complete will also be invoiced at the £70 per hour with a price being agreed in advance.
from £296

Therapy Sessions
One hour sessions held at your home or in your child's pre-school or school setting:
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Fun activities to develop your child's speech and language skills.
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Demonstration of games and activities that you will be able to play with your child between appointments.
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Feedback and discussion of progress at every session.
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Resources given to suit your child's needs.
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Provision of a goals sheet detailing what your child is able to do and what we are aiming for.
Please Note:
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It is essential that either a parent or member of staff are involved in the therapy sessions.
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A quiet environment will help to make the therapy sessions as successful as possible.
£74 per session

Pre-school / School Visits
Visits can be made to your child in their educational setting in order to:
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Observe how your child communicates in their setting as part of a detailed assessment.
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Demonstrate activities / train staff to support your child.
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Meet with you and staff to agree a plan for supporting your child.
£74 per hour

Therapy Programme Development
A bespoke programme can be created for your child which includes:
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Clear goals for your child to achieve.
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Detailed strategies and activities for you and/or staff to carry out.
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Quality resources for activities within the programme.
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Demonstration of activities at your home or in your child's educational setting.
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Review of progress throughout the programme as required.
£74 per hour

Meetings
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Attendance at professional meetings to discuss your child's support and progress.
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These may be annual reviews in school, progress meetings in pre-school or meetings with other professionals working with your child.
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Parents will always be invited to attend meetings.
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If you are unable to attend I will feed back to you at an agreed time.
£74 per hour

Travel
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No fee charged for the first 20 minutes of travel to appointments.
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Excess charges only apply for journeys to an appointment.
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Excess travel charged at £74 per hour, pro-rata.
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Travel times are calculated using The AA Route Planner (www.theaa.com)
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All journeys are calculated from my base (Hassocks)
£74 per hour, pro-rata

Payment
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A £50 deposit is required when booking your first appointment, the remainder will be invoiced on completion of the assessment.
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Therapy sessions must be paid for at the beginning of each new block of sessions.
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Additional reports, meetings or visits will be invoiced once completed.
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Preferred method of payment is via bank transfer.
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Cash or cheque payments are also accepted.
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Invoices should be settled within 10 days.