Focusing
on holistic, family-centred relationship building
We are a family-centred and neurodiversity-affirming practice.
Individualised assessments
We understand that every case is unique, which is why Raised with Joy Speech Pathology offers personalised assessments for our clients and their families. Assessments can be both formal and informal to develop an in-depth understanding of our client’s communication, feeding and/or swallowing needs. We want to learn your story.
Preschool and early learning centre screening
Raised with Joy Speech Pathology offers preschool and early learning centre screening days. Screening assessments are useful to identify children at risk of communication delays, particularly for children transitioning to school. Screening days can support children to access appropriate early intervention.
Holistic therapy
Raised with Joy Speech Pathology offers engaging and interest-based therapy with a focus on holistic, family-centred practice and relationship building. Our therapy approaches are personalised and evidence-based, designed to meet the unique goals of the client.
We value and practice neurodiversity-affirming speech therapy and the important role it plays in tackling ableism in our community.
We strongly believe in having family members involved throughout the therapy process, and providing them with the tools and education to nurture, empower, support, and guide their loved ones throughout their treatment.
Feeding and swallowing
Raised with Joy Speech Pathology has extensive experience working with infants and children who have feeding and swallowing difficulties. We work with babies, children and families who may be experiencing:
• Coughing, choking, or gagging on fluid
or food
• Difficulties with breastfeeding or bottle
feeding
• Fussy, picky, anxious, or selective eating
• Stressful mealtimes, feeding refusal
and distress when eating
• Coordinating sucking, swallowing, or
breathing during feeding
• Fatigue when feeding
• Difficulty with transitioning to solids
• Chewing or oral motor difficulties
• Oral aversions or feeding aversions
• Tube feeding and tube weaning
Who can we help
We are experienced working with
a variety of challenges, including:
• Speech sound delaysand disorders
• Receptive and expressive delays
and disorders
• Stuttering (fluency)
• Feeding/swallowing difficulties
• Play and social skills
• Literacy skills
• Developmental delays
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
Collaboration & Education
Working together
Raised with Joy Speech Pathology works closely
with other medical and allied health teams as
well as educational facilities to deliver a
collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to
therapy.
Continuing professional development requirements
It’s a requirement that any Certified Practising Speech
Pathologist (CPSP) meet strict continuing professional
development requirements. Some recent courses
completed or certifications attained by
Raised with Joy Speech Pathology Director,
Emma Arntz, include:
• Hanen – It Takes Two to Talk
• Hanen – More Than Words
• The SOS Feeding Program
• The Lidcombe Program for stuttering
• Auslan Level 1 Training
• Get Permission Approach to Feeding
• The SWAY Program
• Lots of other fabulous speech, language, literacy
and paediatric feeding workshops!