The Speech, Language and Hearing Centre, London:
The Speech Language and Hearing Centre at Christopher Place, Chalton Street in Camden, London is for babies and children under 5 who have hearing impairment or delay in speech, language and communication. The Centre is the only one of its kind in the UK. The Centre opened in September 1995 and is a Registered Charity (Registered Charity No: 1002463) offering this provision within the voluntary sector. The award winning, purpose built Centre provides an acoustically treated environment where a structured language enriched programme is offered to each child in small groups and in one-to-one therapy. We welcome full parental involvement and close liaison with other professionals involved in the child's development. A child-centred programme combines teaching and therapy from an interdisciplinary professional team. A close partnership with the whole family is central to our approach.
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What we offer:
Christopher Place offers assessments and a range of programmes for children under five with hearing impairment or delay in speech, language and communication. All our programmes combine therapy with nursery teaching and each child will learn both in small groups and in one-to-one sessio
ns.Our services include:
Interdisciplinary Team Assessment:
On your child's first visit to us, we will assess their needs thoroughly, and where necessary we combine the skills of a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist and a Chartered Psychologist.
Specialist Morning Nursery Group:
The Centre works in partnership with home and nursery schools to ensure that the foundations of learning and self-esteem are established well before the age of five, when a child enters mainstream school.
Opportunities are offered for children to attend the nursery sessions part-time, while integrating into a local setting, when appropriate.
Specialist Afternoon Nursery Group:
This is a programme specifically designed for children who are not developmentally ready for a structured nursery environment. The programme intersperses adult-directed activities with child-focused activities and aims to prepare speech and language impaired children for integration into a mainstream nursery.
Baby Beginners :
This offers parents of newly diagnosed deaf babies and toddlers the opportunity to meet each other, often for the first time. The skilled professional team provide support and guidance to the parents, responding to their need for specific information.
A play session is offered for developing early communication and suggestions made to parents as to how to integrate this into the toddler’s home routine.
Little Toddler Group:
This is offered for chi
ldren of 18 months to 2 ½ years who are hearing impaired.
The sessions are held between 2.00-3.30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Parents have the opportunity to meet each other while their toddlers enjoy a programme that facilitates their early language development.
Big Toddler Group:
This group builds on the experiences of Little Toddlers for children from 2 ½ to just over 3 years. The sessions are held between 9.30-12 noon Mondays to Fridays.
Sunshine and Rainbow Groups – Complex Needs:
The sessions are held on Thursdays from 9.30-12.00 and 13.30-3.30pm
Sunshine and Rainbow nursery sessions are for children with complex needs and delayed development. A group of professionals form a multi-disciplinary team to provide occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, specialised teaching and parent support during the two sessions each week. This approach creates a rich learning environment within which the children can show faster progress in all areas of their development. The professionals give parents highly specialised work targets which are initially trialled in a session and continued at home. The sessions are structured with a circle time welcoming the children followed by intensive therapy and teaching in a fun and yet meaningful way.
The Therapy Clinic provides:
• One-hour individual therapy sessions to children and families.
• Support and guidance to parents in the form of home programmes.
• Joint Therapy Sessions combining the skills of the Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapist.
Specialised Help for Parents & Children
We acknowledge that
in order for parents to support their children, they need support and time for themselves to think about the challenges they face.
We offer Parent Groups, where parents can meet and talk about their experiences in a group, sharing ideas, feelings and thoughts with a Child Psychotherapist facilitating the discussion.
Individualised sessions are also available for parents who prefer to discuss their situation and experiences in a more private and confidential setting. These sessions complement the assessment and 1:1 sessions provided by our Educational Psychologist.
Outreach Programme:
Christopher Place has developed a partnership with local State Schools whereby a speech and language programme has been developed to assist the targeted children to improve their communication skills. The speech and language therapist works with groups and/or individual children either in the school or at our Centre, and always liaising with the SENCO and other school staff. We also work with St. George’s Hospital and The Portland Hospital.
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