RTC is a paediatric practice that values family empowerment, caregiver training & education to support the communication development of their child. RTC supports a team approach to enable the child to progress on all aspects of their development.
Leana Matodes is an accredited DIR Model Floortime Provider and has received extensive training through ICDL (USA). She is also trained in the PROMPT Approach, variety of Feeding Approaches (e.g. Food Chaining), Therapeutic Listening Therapy and Theraplay Informed Practice and has received her NDT training and Advanced NDT Training. This enables RTC to provide a unique and holistic approach to all communication difficulties/disorders. Find out more about Leana.
RTC is dedicated to empower all caregivers working with the child with the necessary strategies, reading material, coaching and observations that will support progress with this integrated and “bottom-up” approach.
The programs usually include all areas where support is required (eg. oral motor development, sensory, successful two way communication, social skills, friendship sessions, speech sound production, language development, reasoning and thinking skills).
Our training and extensive experience
equips us to:
• Provide in-depth assessments
• Develop unique and individual
programs for the child and caregivers
• Compile summary / in-depth reports
• Consult with the team members or
professionals involved
• Provide you with strategies and reading
materials that will assist you in the home and
school environment.
Contact Us
- Ages 0-10 Years/Early Intervention
- Autism
- Global Development Delays
- Verbal Dyspraxia/CAS
- Speech & Language
- Parent Training
- Feeding Difficulties/Fussy Eaters
- Down Syndrome
About RTC Speech Pathology
Dedicated to helping children
Relate, Think and Communicate.
RTC Speech Pathology Services
Referrals
With the parent’s permission, a child can be referred directly to RTC Speech Pathology.
Please check with your health fund as a rebate may be provided for speech pathology. Clients may also be eligible for a rebate through Medicare if they obtain a referral from their General Practitioner. RTC is registered with NDIS, FaHCSIA and Better Start.
For information about determining eligibility to become a National Disability Insurance Scheme participant, please call the NDIS office on 1300 787 136. RTC Speech can provide assessments and written reports to support NDIS applications.
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DIR®/Floortime™
Model S Greenspan & S Wieder
This relationship and play-based approach involves parent training and observations in our practice to implement specific strategies for the home/school environment. It takes the child's emotional/cognitive/communication developmental levels and their unique sensory profile into consideration, and allows for coaching all those interacting with the child.
We build on the child's interest and motivation to help them move up the ladder of Shared Attendtion; Engagement; Two-way communication; Shared problem-solving and Creative and Logical use of ideas.
Please visit www.icdl.com/dir for more.
PROMPT
Approach
This approach is very effective in supporting a child with severe speech difficulties, verbal dyspraxia and for a child that is non-verbal. It is a tactile cueing method that is sound specific and is adapted to your child’s specific speech needs. It is also integrated with sensory oral-motor therapy.
NDT
(Neuro-Developmental Training)
Use of different types of equipment and strategies to improve and support the child who requires postural control during communication and feeding.
Sensory Stimulation
Strategies
Use of different types of equipment to keep the child with sensory processing difficulties regulated and organized so that they are able to process information and learn through experiences.
Feeding
Therapy
Use of different oral-motor tools, strategies, and individualized programs to improve the feeding process or the eating habits of “fussy” eaters. These approaches (e.g. Food Chaining) are demonstrated and information is provided to address feeding difficulties on an oral, tactile and visual level.
These "picnic" sessions are both fun and informative for all.
Behavioural Management
Strategies
Supporting children and their families to manage meltdowns and tantrums with a variety of strategies, our very practical 7-step Behaviour Plan and strategies uniquely matching the child and family in the home and school environment to develop shared-problemsolving, engagement, and repair.
Language & Speech
Development Programs
Play-based and experience based therapy strategies to stimulate and develop different aspects of speech sound development or use of language structures such as sentence length, verbs, vocabulary etc.
Assisting the child to make meaning of concepts and to use these in meaningful communication not just "talking".
Social
Skills
Joint sessions are offered at our practice to facilitate and develop the use of appropriate social language, joint symbolic play ideas, and shared problem solving.
These can be sibling sessions to assist the family as a whole as well as peer group sessions.
Therapeutic Listening
Therapy
Therapeutic Listening Therapy is a comprehensive, multi-faceted sound-based approach that involves much more than just the ears. It is a specific sound-based intervention that is embedded in a developmental and sensory integration perspective. The music gives the listener unique and precisely controlled sensory information.
Who could benefit from Therapeutic Listening therapy? It may benefit a wide variety of little people of varies ages who might present with: poor attention, difficulties with peers and limited play skills, challenges with transitions or changes, trouble following directions to name but a few.
Please visit www.vitallinks.com for videos, clinical studies, more information and benefits.
Theraplay®
Theraplay® is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction between parent and child and is personal, physical, and fun.
Theraplay® interactions focus on four essential qualities found in parent-child relationships: Structure, Engagement, Nurture, and Challenge.
Forbrain®
The purpose of Forbrain® technology is to amplify sound transmissions through bone conduction.
It is technology that supports little people presenting with severe speech disorders, memory difficulties or difficulties with fluent reading or attention difficulties.
To read more about its benefits, videos, clinical studies and more info please visit www.forbrain.com.
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RTC is a paediatric practice that values family empowerment, caregiver training & education to support the communication development of their child. RTC supports a team approach to enable the child to progress on all aspects of their development.