ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ (SLP) ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕙᑦᑐᑎᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᑦᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐄᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓂᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂ.

Speech-language pathologists (SLP) are health professionals who identify, diagnose and treat communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. 

 

ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᑎᑦᓯᔨᓂᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᑉ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ,  ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᓪᓗ.

SLPs, often called Speech Therapists, are educated in the study of human communication, and its development.

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ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᙱᓚᑦ, ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓵᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑲᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ.

SLPs are not language teachers, they are Speech, Language and Hearing Professionals who can provide assessments and therapy.

 

ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. Olepeka SLP ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑏᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

SLPs can work across languages and cultures to support clients of all backgrounds. Olepeka SLP Services aims to protect and promote multilingual languages when delivering services.

 

ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ, ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

We work with health and education professions, in addition to Parents and Caregivers as part of a child’s circle of care.

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ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ:

SLPs provide assessments and therapy for:

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• ᐅᖃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᐱᓂᑦ: ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒪᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. 

• Speech sounds: so that children develop clear speech.

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• ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ: ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒪᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ .

• Language: supporting children learning to talk, to use and to understand language  

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• ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᖅ: ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

• Social communication: which is the ability to modify communication depending on the social interaction.  

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• ᑎᒥᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᕐᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᖅ (AAC): ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᒍᑎᓂ.

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): using visual communication systems to support overall communication. 

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• ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ: ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓗᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ.

• Literacy: to support everyone to learn to read and write.  

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• ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ-ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ: ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒍᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᖃᕆᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

• Cognitive-communication: the skills we use to process information in our brains and communicate with others effectively.    

 

• ᖃᓂᒃᑯᑦ/ᓂᕆᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ/ᐄᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ: ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒧᐊᒍᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐄᓯᒍᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ.

• Oral/feeding/swallowing skills: these are the skills needed for chewing and for swallowing safely.   

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ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ-ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔪᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ, ᐸᖅᑭᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

SLP Therapy often uses a play-based approach when working with children, while coaching caregivers to use skills and techniques to support their child’s communication during daily activities.

 

​Olepeka SLP ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᖃᓲᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒪᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ  ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᑐᑦᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ.

Olepeka SLP Services provides in-person Speech and Language Assessments and Therapy that can be supplemented with virtual telehealth across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut communities.

 

ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕᓗ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᕐᒥ. ᑭᖑᕚᕆᓂᐊᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.

We aim to bring quality care and services to children across the North. They are our next generation and valued members of community.  

 

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