Compassionate professionals share qualities that elicit a sense of trust and hope in their clients. Honesty, empathy, understanding, and sincere concern provide a strong foundation for the professional relationship and allow clients to develop and practice new skills within the supportive environment of the therapeutic relationship.
A strong knowledge base is another essential quality of the helping professional. The professional’s skill and experience are necessary tools in helping the client master new behaviors, develop self-confidence, improve motivation and overcome obstacles. Whether the services involve educational psychology, speech therapy or marriage and family therapy, the professional’s expertise is fundamental to a successful outcome.
Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEP) provide testing, therapy, consultation, and case management services to families who have children in need of educational intervention. They work with children and adults in areas such as learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome, and school adjustment. LEPs are experts in learning and child development. They observe children in the classroom, attend school meetings with parents, provide information regarding learning styles, and help parents select the right academic setting for their child. LEPs may also be trained in the field of School Neuropsychology and perform school neuropshychological evaluations in order to develop academic interventions that match the child’s unique information processing style.
Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) are relationship specialists. They work with individuals, whole families, small groups, and couples in developing better relationships through communication, self-knowledge, personal growth and understanding. They have expertise in areas of personality development, emotional disorders, family dynamics, divorce and human growth across the lifespan. MFTs provide therapy to people who are struggling with all kinds of personal and interpersonal issues. They help couples who want to make good relationships better and couples who are contemplating divorce. MFTs help individuals who are dealing with job pressures, family difficulties or personal growth needs. Therapists work with parents and whole families to help with parenting challenges. MFTs understand how family systems work and assist families in developing systems that meet the needs of all members.
Speech and Language Therapists provide therapy, assessment and consultation to children and adults in areas of language development and articulation. They are specialists in communication disorders including expressive language, receptive language, grammar, stuttering, misarticulations and social speech. Language and Speech Specialists often help very young children develop clear speech and improve vocabulary development. They frequently work with children who have developmental disorders such as Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Private practice Speech Therapists provide services on an individual basis and also work with parents to reinforce good speech practices in the home.
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