We are reopening our offices on July 6, 2020. Patients will be contacted about scheduling moving forward.

If your insurance provider continues to offer telehealth coverage past our reopening date, you may choose that as an alternative to face-to-face therapy. Most insurances are fully terminating telehealth coverage over the next few months, but each plan is different. Our Office Manager, Traci, will be available to share more information curated to your situation. For those of you who will be attending face-to-face visits, we value your compliance with our safe reopening strategies.

Our Commitment to You

We are proud to be part of the ongoing solution in New Jersey, safeguarding everyone from the spread of COVID-19 and restarting our economy responsibly. As a New Jersey small business for the past 11 years, we have worked diligently at keeping the Speech Academy viable during these difficult times and we are so thankful for your continued patronage. Our staff and therapists are an awesome and dedicated team! All of us wish to say “THANK YOU” for continuing to believe in all the ways we help create better world communicators!

Here’s to our shared vision of health, happiness and success!
Your Speech Academy Family

What to Expect

What to Bring

• Snack and Drink for oral motor exercises
  
• Interactive toys for play therapy
  
• Face coverings required for adults, recommended for children
  

Things to Know

• Operations will continue at reduced capacity (alternating rooms)
  
• Floor decals for social distancing will be placed in the reception and restroom area
  
• One restroom will be available for patient use when necessary
  
• Lollipops will no longer be drawn from a common bucket
  
• Hand sanitizing stations will be available
  
• Office will be deep-cleaned periodically
  

Our New "Normal"

Upon Arrival to the Office

1. Vehicles are the new waiting rooms. Patients will wait in the car until office staff has communicated by text that they may enter.
2. Temperatures will be taken at the door. We will be using a no-contact thermometer to do this.
3. Basic questions will be asked about symptoms, exposure, and recent travels.

Upon Admittance to the Office

1. Patients will bypass the reception window for co-pays. Payment will be securely kept on file to eliminate check-in.
2. One parent/caregiver will be allowed to attend the sessions. Siblings will not be permitted.
3. Patients will be directed into an alternated therapy room. Therapists will switch between two rooms. While one is in use, the other will be disinfected.
4. Patients will be seated behind a plexiglass divider placed between them and the therapist.
5. Therapists will conduct speech therapy through face coverings with a transparent view of their mouths as well as transparent face shields designed with a kid-friendly theme.
   

Upon Session Ending

1. Completed daily notes with all session details will be uploaded to the patient portal for you to review. Worksheets may be provided onsite or by email.