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- Pooja
- Aggarwal
- Yes
- 44121 Harry Byrd Highway, Suite 130
Ashburn
Virginia
20147
United States - Progressive Speech Therapy
Ashburn
Virginia
20147
United States
At Progressive Speech Therapy we use an evidence-based approach in which we study high quality peer reviewed research to inform our treatment so that we can deliver the most effective treatment possible. By using approaches and techniques that have been studied and have evidence supporting their effectiveness, we are able to maximize progress and outcomes for the children we serve. We ask questions, think critically about the evidence available, and design an eclectic-evidence based approach to working with each child. We take the cutting edge information available from clinical research and customize our treatment for each child we work with. We don't follow a recipe -- every approach for every child is different. Finally, we focus on creating a joyful space for children so the “work” of therapy is done in activities that appeal to the individual interests of each child.
Parents are critical team members when it comes to Progressive Speech Therapy’s approach to therapy. Parents provide valuable information regarding the whole picture of the child. Parents contribute to the decision making process regarding what areas of challenge impact a child the most. Following each therapy session parents receive verbal and written feedback regarding the child’s progress in that session. Pooja frequently further collaborates with parents in order to maximize academic interventions and collaboration with a child’s medical team as necessary. Finally, parents are involved in carrying over a child’s progress in therapy sessions into the greater community.
At Progressive Speech Therapy, Pooja and the team frequently use both low tech alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) supports such as sign language, visual schedules and picture supports and high tech AAC options such as dedicated and non-dedicated communication devices from a variety of vendors. While children are working on their verbal speech, alternative and augmentative communication is used as a stepping stone to allow each child to be able to communicate to their fullest potential while maximizes verbal speech progress.