Hanen More Than Words and Hanen It Takes Two to Talk are evidence-based group therapy program for families of children, aged 0 to 6, with language, and/or social-communication delays, who are not yet speaking, using single words, combining words, or beginning to have short back and forward conversations
Hanen Early Language Programs
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More Than Words
NEXT PROGRAMS Starting AUG 2024
- Tuesdays, 7pm on Zoom
- Fridays, 9:30am on Zoom
We have limited spaces in this program and are anticipating these filling fast, so if you think your child may benefit from a program like this or if you have any questions, please get in touch with us today! FREE Information session on Friday 9th August 9:30am and Tues 20th August 24
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Presented by Davine Speech Pathology and Swinnerton Speech Pathology
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What is Hanen More Than Words?
Hanen Programs are an evidence-based program that is designed to help you learn practical, research-based strategies to support your child's communication, engagement and play skills. The thirteen week program is led by two Hanen-certified speech pathologists. The program is developed by The Hanen Centre and is offered worldwide. You will learn practical strategies that you can implement in your daily interactions with your child.
You will be guided every step of the way by the speech pathologist who will provide support and feedback specific to your child through four individual sessions with you and your child. By learning in a small group of parents, you will also get support from peers who understand what you are going through.
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As the program is on Zoom, families across Australia are able to participate. One of our goals is to make speech therapy accessible to all children regardless of where they live! Clients local to our Hallam, Endeavour Hills or Warragul clinics have the option for 1:1 sessions to be offered in person.
This program can be attended alongside your regular 1:1 speech therapy sessions or while you are on waitlists for local therapy services. Hanen programs compliments individual therapy so that you have more understanding of your child and the strategies that your therapist is working on with your child and the homework they are prescribing.
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Read about the international Hanen Program on their website www.Hanen.org and the Australian government websites
More Than Words is for children aged 0- 6 with language delays, social skills delays or autism. Children who are not yet talking, are speaking in single words or are starting to have back and forth conversations are eligible.
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What's included?
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The Hanen Program takes place once a week over 13 weeks.
The program includes:
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A pre-program consultation with the speech pathologist, which includes an assessment of your child and setting communication goals
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Eight two and a half hour sessions for a small group of parents, led by two Hanen-certified speech pathologists
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Three individual video feedback sessions – you and your child are recorded while playing and using the strategies. Then you and the speech pathologist review and discuss the recording to see what’s working and how you can modify your use of the strategies to help your child
Learn more about the parents role in early language intervention
