Talk to any parent that has a child with a Speech Language or Communication need and they will tell you how invaluable SLTs are to their life's and to their children's.
Talk to any educational staff member, they will also vouch for the lack of SLTs and how necessary it is for more to be put in place.
Yet here we are, with many centres that offer support and a sense of community closing down!
I am devastated and somewhat saddened that places which give so much to the community, are being closed and the effect that has on these children is huge. Recently the case of the ACE centre in Oxford, where many have petitioned and raised awareness of this amazing centre and its soon-to-end future, but now we hear that in West Sussex another SLT centre is to close! Its just appalling - talk to people and they will tell you that they are in high demand and need for SLT support, but yet the funding, the jobs and the centres are non-existent! I think its about time we start fighting for not only our jobs, but our children!
It's necessary to be constantly aware of how changes like this are occurring and how they effect the perception of the therapy role - so lets get out there and raise our voices to promote the Giving Voice Campaign. Where would you be without your voice?
Links
BBC News - Theraplay to close
ACE Centre Closing
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