Introduction to Speech Therapy
Speech therapy uses activities and exercises designed by therapists to help patients with communication or swallowing disorders, improve their communication skills or swallowing function, so that they can communicate more effectively with others, swallow and eat safely, and improve their quality of life.
Services include:
Childhood language development delay
Articulation disorders
Swallowing disorders
Aphasia
Stuttering
Motor speech disorders
Voice disorders
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system training
Target population
Patients with communication disorders or swallowing difficulties caused by stroke, brain injury, degenerative diseases, post-head and neck surgery, cleft lip and palate, hearing impairment, developmental delay, etc.
Service methods
Includes individual therapy and small group therapy. Speech therapists develop and implement treatment plans based on different needs, achieve set goals through instruments or teaching aids to create situations, and provide health education and consultation to patients, families or caregivers.
Featured Medical Care - Swallowing Disorder Treatment
Integrates professionals from various departments (rehabilitation, dentistry, neurology, family medicine, nutritionists, etc.) in a team-based approach. Through complete endoscopic swallowing assessment, swallowing physiology examination, and swallowing texture testing, individualized treatment plans are developed for swallowing disorder cases.
Who are the relevant groups for swallowing disorders?
1. General aging
2. Stroke
3. Head and neck cancer (esophageal cancer, oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, etc.)
4. Degenerative diseases (dementia, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
5. Congenital diseases (chromosomal abnormalities, neurological diseases, cerebral palsy, etc.)
Team members
Speech Therapist
Che-Wei Hsu (Rehabilitation Department Team Leader)
Education and Experience:
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Deputy Team Leader, Rehabilitation Department, Yuan Rung Hospital Yuan Sheng Branch
Changhua County Long-Term Care Speech Therapist
Cooperative Speech Therapist, Sheng-jia Center for the Intellectually Disabled
Cooperative Speech Therapist, Erlin Joy Care Center
Changhua County School System Speech Therapist
Certifications:
Speech Therapist License
Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) Certification
Langmore FEES Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Certification
McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP)
Long-term Care Level 3
Expertise:
Swallowing disorders, adult aphasia treatment, voice disorders, pediatric language therapy, articulation therapy
Yu-Han Lan
Education and Experience
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Speech Therapist, Yuan Rung Hospital Yuan Sheng Branch
Speech Therapist, Wufeng Cheng Ching Hospital
Certifications:
Speech Therapist Certificate
Expertise:
Pediatric language therapy, autism, augmentative and alternative communication systems, adult language therapy, swallowing disorders
Chiong-Fen Cheng
Education and Experience:
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Hungkuang University of Science and Technology
Speech Therapist, Yuan Rung Hospital Yuan Sheng Branch
Certifications:
Speech Therapist License
Expertise:
Pediatric language therapy, pediatric articulation therapy, adult swallowing therapy, adult aphasia treatment
Yu-Zhen Chen
Education and Experience:
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Hungkuang University of Science and Technology
Speech Therapist, Yuan Rung Hospital
Certifications:
Speech Therapist License
Expertise:
Pediatric language therapy, pediatric articulation therapy, adult swallowing therapy, adult aphasia treatment
Treatment environment
Precautions
1. Please register at the Rehabilitation Department first. After the doctor's evaluation and prescription of the treatment sheet, the therapist will arrange and call to notify you of your treatment time.
2. Unused treatment sheets will expire one month after being issued and must be re-registered and prescribed. The validity period of used treatment sheets is as follows:
For children under 9 years old, it is valid until the end of the following month from the first day of treatment.
For children over 9 years old and adults, it is valid for 30 days from the first day of treatment.
3. Before each treatment, please bring your National Health Insurance card and treatment sheet to the counter for pricing and stamping, and go to the speech therapy room at the scheduled time to carry out the rehabilitation treatment.
Service hours (by appointment)
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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8:00-12:00 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
13:30-17:30 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Contact information
Please call during service hours: (04)8383995 ext. 3214 for Speech Therapist Che-Wei Hsu, ext. 3212 for Speech Therapist Chiong-Fen Cheng, and ext. 3211 for Speech Therapists Yu-Zhen Chen and Yu-Han Lan.