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“If, through some inscrutable act of providence, I were to lose all my faculties save one, I would choose to retain the gift of speech, for through it I would soon regain all the rest.”
- Daniel
Webster
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" -
Ludwig Wittgenstein
“For years,
mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened
which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to
talk.” – Pink Floyd
How many times today
did you need to speak or listen to somebody? How many times
did you need to read or write? If you decided to tally up all
of these occurrences, you would soon discover that in almost
every minute of your work, school or leisure activities you
need to use communication:
- performing job-related
tasks (e.g., following directions from a supervisor, filling
out forms, reading procedural manuals, speaking with colleagues,
etc.)
- completing school
work (e.g., reading and analyzing a novel, writing an essay,
taking notes in class, writing a test, reading a textbook,
doing an oral presentation, etc.)
- interacting with
family and friends (e.g., retelling events of the day, understanding
humour and sarcasm, composing an email, following a television
show, participating in a group discussion, etc.)
Lear
Communication's speech-language pathologists empower clients
to connect with others. The loss of everyday communication skills
means frustration, misunderstanding and conflict with the world.
Lear uses a customized program of proven strategies to guide
each client toward maximizing his or her personal potential.
Everyone
at Lear Communication supports our three primary values:
Excellence
We are leaders in our profession. We are always seeking better
ways of doing things, by reviewing research literature and using
our own exemplary creative and analytical skills. We have a
research relationship with universities, focused on demonstrating
and evaluating outcomes. One outcome measure that we co-developed,
The Sperry-Lear Social Disability Scales, was described by the
Canadian Institute for Health Information, in their 1999 pilot
study of the Rehabilitation Standards for Canada, as having
"the most significant value-added contribution to measurement
precision of the cognitive domain." All speech-language
pathologists at Lear are required to demonstrate the attainment
of truly meaningful outcomes with their clients. All therapists
are also involved in conference presentations, including conferences
across Canada, the United States and in Australia. Continuing
education is mandatory and paid for by the clinic - each therapist
attends an average of 3 conferences a year, and shares new information
with the rest of the staff. Clinical meetings are held one-to-two times monthly to challenge the therapists to think in new creative
and/or analytical ways. We build innovation and excellence into
everything we do.
Compassion
We help alleviate some of our clients' frustration by looking
out for their interests and doing little things that make a
big difference. We treat people with compassion and make sure
we understand and respect individual differences. Our clinic
atmosphere is positive and friendly and we always keep our sense
of humour! We want our clients to feel comfortable and welcome
at all times.
We
recognize the enormous changes a communication disorder causes
for individuals, their friends and family. We will do everything
possible to empower our clients to experience personal success.
Accountability
We aspire to set the standard for ethical practice in health care and business management. We meet or exceed practice standards, accurately and professionally. We stand behind our work, and if we make a mistake, we apologize for it, we fix it and we learn from it. We ensure our performance is visible to clients, insurers, referral sources, and the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario. If anyone has a question or a concern, we will address it. You can trust us to do the right thing.
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