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\t\t\t\tESHC operates under the guiding principles of Collaboration<\/em>\u00a0and a personalized\u00a0and customized plan of care<\/em> for every patient and family. Collaborating with families to design a customized treatment plan is what we strive for every day. Through our years of experience we have learned that the more our clients and caregivers understand about their, or their child’s communication difficulties and treatment, the better the chance for improvement.<\/p>\n

Collaboration as we see it is a two-sided process. Our clients have assumptions and expectations of us (to teach, counsel, design a plan of care, provide therapy, measure progress, report results, and more), their clinicians, the same way that we have expectations and assumptions about our clients (home practice, self reporting, feedback).<\/p>\n

In a recent continued education course I attended the aspect of communication for increased collaboration was discussed.\u00a0Janet DesGeorges, the executive director and co-founder of Hands and Voices<\/strong><\/a>, a parent support and advocacy group for children and adults with communication disorders suggests that parents\/clients and health care providers consider the following when there are challenges in the way of successful communication:<\/p>\n