Rachel Barton BA (Hons)
MRCSLT, MASLTIP, Reg HCPC
Speech and Language Therapist
Details of the services I offer:
All fees below are based on my current hourly rate of £80
Initial Assessment - £200
Assessment of your child's needs in your home for up to 1.5 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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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
Detailed Assessment - from £400
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 the hourly rate. Reports that require longer than 3 hours to complete will also be invoiced at the hourly rate.
Therapy Sessions - £80 per session
One hour sessions held at your home, in your child's pre-school/school setting or online:
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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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Discussion and agreement of goals for your child
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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
Pre-School / School Visits - £80 / hour
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
Therapy Programme Development - £80 / hour
A bespoke programme can be created for your child which includes:
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Clear goals for your child to work towards
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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
Meetings - £80 / hour
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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
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 £80 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)
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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Invoices should be settled within 10 days