As a healthcare profession, speech therapy consists of preventing, assessing and treating language and communication impairments and disorders, oro-myo-facial functions, as well as other cognitive activities.
Speech therapy relates to the multidimensions of language as a means of expression, interaction and access to symbolisation in all its forms. It provides medical care to patients of all ages with congenital, developmental or acquired disorders.
For these disorders, the speech therapist uses the most suitable techniques and know-how for the assessment and treatment of the patient, and helps in coordinating them.