Re: Individual Therapy vs.Group Therapy

[Guest guest]

individual speech is best

it usually runs 150 dollars an hour and group runs 70 dollars for an hour

there is a reason for the huge price difference

school district is always trying to find ways to save money

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From: Lola <lolajones@...>

Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:50:15 AM

Subject: [ ] Individual Therapy vs.Group Therapy

Through the school district, my 6 year old daughter is currently receiving 2-30

minute individual speech therapy sessions and 1-30 minute speech therapy session

with 1 other child each week. I opened for discussion increasing her therapy for

the coming year and I have concerns about what the speech pathologist is

recommending. She believes that group therapy would be a better way for my

daughter to work on her spontaneous speech. Her speech is hinding friends

because the kids can not understand her. She wants to take away one individual

and add a small group sessions that will have 3-4 kids in it. I told her I

wanted to keep group sessions at 2 kids total and she told me she would have to

think about it. I was looking for more therapy not less and am worried about

giving up an individual session. I know that if I give it up an invidual

session, it will be hard to get back. All the research I have done states that

individual therapy is best. Can anyone

share group therapy successes or failures?

[Guest guest]

Hi! I'm curious to learn about this as well. I just had the IEP meeting, it was

horrible. My 5 1/2yrs old daughter has been receiving 2 30min pull out with 1

peer(individual)and 1 30min in class session(preschool), however first

suggestion from IEP from September was my daughter to receive 1 30min pull out

with some kids and 1 in class so total 2times a week then they switched 2 30mins

pull out and 1 30min in class so total 3 times a week. We initially wanted them

to increase 4 times a week but that's not happening, we may have to fight for

it. As Lola mentioned, most of the children resolve apraxia when they get

one-on-one therapy. I was also suggested from hospital to have one-on one

therapy for my daughter, but the school doesn't agree to do it.

Thanks

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> Through the school district, my 6 year old daughter is currently receiving

2-30 minute individual speech therapy sessions and 1-30 minute speech therapy

session with 1 other child each week. I opened for discussion increasing her

therapy for the coming year and I have concerns about what the speech

pathologist is recommending. She believes that group therapy would be a better

way for my daughter to work on her spontaneous speech. Her speech is hinding

friends because the kids can not understand her. She wants to take away one

individual and add a small group sessions that will have 3-4 kids in it. I told

her I wanted to keep group sessions at 2 kids total and she told me she would

have to think about it. I was looking for more therapy not less and am worried

about giving up an individual session. I know that if I give it up an invidual

session, it will be hard to get back. All the research I have done states that

individual therapy is best. Can anyone share group therapy successes or

failures?

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