What is PROMPT Therapy? (Official Video)

Summary

Prompt speech therapy is an innovative approach to helping children with communication challenges. Unlike traditional methods, it focuses on teaching children how to move their jaw, lips, and tongue using hands-on techniques from a speech-language pathologist. This method emphasizes functional speech, addressing the social, emotional, cognitive, and sensory aspects of communication. By incorporating motivating, real-life words and activities, children are supported in their learning process. Research shows that prompt therapy is effective, with family involvement being crucial for success. Sessions typically occur one to two times a week, lasting 30-45 minutes.

Takeaways

• 😀 Prompt therapy helps children with communication challenges improve their ability to communicate.
• 😀 Over 1 million people have benefited from prompt speech therapy to enhance their communication skills.
• 😀 Prompt therapy differs from traditional speech therapy by using physical guidance from the therapist’s hands to help with motor movements of the jaw, lips, and tongue.
• 😀 The prompt approach considers not just speech production but also social-emotional, cognitive, linguistic, and physical aspects of communication.
• 😀 If any aspect of communication is delayed, disordered, or damaged, it can impact the ability to communicate effectively.
• 😀 Clients learn functional speech, which involves words that are meaningful and motivating in their daily lives.
• 😀 For example, a child learning the word 'mom' can engage in a motivating activity, with the therapist using their hands to guide the child’s motor movements.
• 😀 Successful speech therapy requires significant practice, and family members play a crucial role in supporting the therapy process.
• 😀 Research shows that prompt therapy is effective with sessions of one to two times per week, lasting 30 to 45 minutes each.
• 😀 To find a trained prompt speech-language pathologist (SLP) near you, visit prompt.org.

Q & A

What is prompt speech therapy?

Prompt speech therapy is an approach where speech-language pathologists use their hands to guide a child's motor movements, teaching them how to move their jaw, lips, and tongue to produce speech.

How does prompt speech therapy differ from traditional approaches?

Unlike traditional approaches that focus solely on speech production, prompt therapy addresses multiple aspects of communication, including social-emotional abilities, cognitive-linguistic understanding, and sensory abilities required to produce sounds.

Why is it important to provide help for children with communication challenges as soon as possible?

Early intervention helps improve a child's ability to communicate effectively. Prompt therapy, in particular, supports the child in developing crucial motor skills and understanding the broader components of communication.

What are the key components that affect communication in prompt therapy?

The key components are the social-emotional ability to connect with others, cognitive-linguistic understanding of language, and physical sensory ability to produce certain sounds.

What is functional speech, and why is it important in prompt therapy?

Functional speech refers to words and communication that are relevant and motivating for the child in their interactions with others. In prompt therapy, it is emphasized to help the child learn words that are meaningful in their daily life.

Can you provide an example of how prompt therapy is applied in practice?

For example, if a child is learning the word 'mom,' the speech-language pathologist creates a motivating activity where the word can be repeated, and then uses their hands to help the child with motor movements to say the word correctly.

What role do family members play in prompt therapy?

Family members are essential in supporting treatment. They provide practice and reinforcement outside of therapy sessions, which is crucial for the child's progress.

How frequently should prompt therapy sessions occur for maximum effectiveness?

Research shows that prompt therapy is most effective when conducted one to two times per week in 30 to 45-minute sessions.

How can someone find a prompt-trained speech-language pathologist?

To find a prompt-trained speech-language pathologist near you, visit the website 'prompt.org'.

What is the overall goal of prompt therapy for children?

The goal of prompt therapy is to improve a child's ability to communicate by addressing the motor, cognitive, social, and sensory aspects of speech production.