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Caroline Bowen PhD - Child Speech Assessments / Second Opinions

SPEECH PATHOLOGY PRACTICE
Caroline Bowen PhD, CPSP
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Children's Speech Sound Disorders
SPEECH ASSESSMENTS AND CHILD SPEECH SECOND OPINIONS

Dr Caroline Bowen has some 40 years of clinical experience as a speech-language pathologist working with children with a range of communication challenges and their families, and now:

Specialises in children’s speech sound disorders.
Performs ‘second opinion’ assessments for speech pathologist colleagues, providing follow-up intervention guidance, support and case discussion for treating speech pathologists, and home management advice for families.
Conducts assessments (not necessarily second opinions) in cases of speech sound disorder and late talking and provides short-term intervention advice for clients from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Is particularly interested in late-talking toddlers, children with suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech, children with phonological disorders, and children whose speech progress is slow.

She also presents Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events for speech-language pathologists, and guest lectures for various organisations. Please click here for more information about CPD events by Caroline Bowen. Scroll down this page to read more about assessments for children with speech difficulties.

Consultancy and collaboration

Since 1994 Dr Caroline Bowen's clinical practice has included a consultancy service to fellow speech-language pathologists locally, interstate and internationally, providing expert opinions in cases of moderate, severe and/or persisting speech sound disorders. The fee for this service is met by the child's family at the time of consultation. Children have come from the local area and throughout Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, South East Asia and the Pacific, the UK and the US.

In providing these assessments Caroline prefers to communicate with each child's treating speech-language pathologist. About two thirds of second opinions are initiated by treating speech pathologists with questions about diagnosis and management, and the remaining third by parents, care-givers, medical practitioners and occasionally teachers.

Assessments for children with speech difficulties
UNINTELLIGIBLE / HARD-TO-UNDERSTAND SPEECH. DELAYED / DISORDERED SPEECH DEVELOPMENT
Speech assessments are conducted over one or two face-to-face sessions, with parents observing, and their aim is to provide a provisional diagnosis (or diagnosis if possible), facilitate appropriate referrals if indicated, and give short-term management advice to families. Please click here to download FORM A (Assessment)

Second opinions for children with speech sound disorders
PERSISTING ARTICULATION DISORDERS / PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS / CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH
Second opinion assessments are conducted over one, two or three face-to-face sessions, with parent(s) observing, and their aim is to provide a review of diagnosis, a written report, as well as intervention suggestions and follow-up collaboration with treating speech pathologists if wanted. Please click here to download FORM SO (Second Opinion)

Enquiries
Parents and clinicians, please email to enquire about the process, availability of appointments and the consultation fee.

Appointments
Please telephone 02 4757 1136 (+61 2 4757 1136) or email to make assessment appointments. When you have made an appointment fill out and mail the appropriate form (Form A or Form SO) by regular mail to:

Dr Caroline Bowen
Speech Pathology Practice
9 Hillcrest Road
Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
Australia

Which form?

Form A
Please use FORM A (Assessment) if your child is not seeing a speech-language pathologist at this time and you are seeking a one-off speech assessment.

Form SO
"Second opinions” are conducted in collaboration with treating speech-language pathologists. Please use Form SO (SECOND OPINION) if your child is seeing a speech-language pathologist and you and your speech pathologist are seeking a second opinion.

Reports
All reports go to parents / caregivers for them to distribute at their discretion.

Fees and insurance
Fees are always discussed with clients prior to consultation. Speech-Language Pathology fees in Australia are GST exempt and are partially covered by private health insurance funds, but not Medicare. Note that most funds will not pay a rebate for report fees.

Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains
Click here for directions and here for a map of Wentworth Falls in the City of the Blue Mountains 100Km west of Sydney. As a popular holiday and tourist destination The Blue Mountains boast family accommodation choices to suit a range of budgets. Families travelling a long way for an assessment may want to consider staying at a local B&B, hotel or retreat and making a little 'holiday' of the experience.

Dr Caroline Bowen
Interested site visitors can read more about Caroline Bowen and her clinical practice. Caroline's email address is here.

Children's speech sound disorders - Caroline Bowen - click on the cover image to visit the publisher's web site.

About this 2009 book by Caroline Bowen

Page updated 24 Mar 2010

http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/soa.html