Speech-Language Pathologist
Ms. Laura L. Westerberg is a Speech-Language Pathologist in Towson, MD
with special training and skill in preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders arising from illness, injury, deficiency, or congenital birth defect.
As a Speech-Language Pathologist, Laura L. Westerberg, SLP performs
testing, evaluation, and treatment of disorders relating to how patients form words, communicate, and process the speech of others. Speech-Language Pathology is
a medical specialty that deals with disorders related to how patients form words, speak, and understand what others are saying to them. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Speech-Language Pathologists include speech disorders like stuttering and dysarthia, language disorders like articulation and phonological processing disorders, social communication disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders that may arise from conditions like stroke, dementia, brain injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, autism, hearing loss, or congenital birth defects.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Speech-Language Pathologists
include speech and language assessment, hearing assessment, developing treatment plans based on assessment and test results, developing communications strategies for patients and caregivers, working with patients to achieve communication goals, and providing patient and parent education.
The speech-language pathologist is the professional who engages in clinical services, prevention, advocacy, education, administration, and research in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span from infancy through geriatrics. Speech-language pathologists address typical and atypical impairments and disorders related to communication and swallowing in the areas of speech sound production, resonance, voice, fluency, language (comprehension and expression), cognition, and feeding and swallowing.
Speech Language Pathologists in Towson, MD
Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
Ms. Laura L. Westerberg is a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist in Towson, MD
with special training and skill in instructing patients on vision loss management.
As a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist, Laura L. Westerberg, SLP performs
therapy and education to patients of all ages. Blind Rehabilitation is
the improvement of a blind patient's quality of life and independence. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Blind Rehabilitation Specialists include severe vision loss from disease and eye injuries.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Blind Rehabilitation Specialists
include mobility training, reading and writing techniques, and assistive device management.
Blind Rehabilitation Specialists in Towson, MD
