Yvonne McEvoy
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Email: [email protected]
CORU Number: SL038017
Year of Qualification: 2013
About my practice
Yvonne graduated with an honours degree in Speech and Language Therapy from University College Cork in 2013. She spent over five years in Singapore gaining extensive clinical experience in a variety of paediatric and adult settings. Yvonne also has experience working in an organization in Ireland for children with Down Syndrome. Currently, Yvonne is based in West Cork and provides private speech and language therapy services, as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team that provides services to children and young people with complex needs. Yvonne has the passion and experience in working with children and young people with a range of presentations including; speech and language delay/disorder, stuttering, social communication difficulties, Autism and intellectual disability.
Yvonne realizes that effective communication is an essential key to connecting with others and accessing the world around us. Yvonne is a believer in working as part of a team to provide a holistic, family-centred, neuroaffirmative and effective therapy service. To ensure generalisation of skills across all interactive settings, Yvonne believes it is paramount to work collaboratively with the child’s family and other relevant professionals working with the child. She also believes in empowering parents by giving them practical, take-home advice to maximize therapy effectiveness.
Yvonne’s commitment to continued professional development has resulted in qualifications and certifications in Hanen – More Than Words, DIR Floortime – modules 101 and 201, Professional Certificate in Neurodiversity (University College Dublin), SCERTS Model training, Natural Language Acquisition Levels 1 and 2, Basic Learn to Play, Sensory Processing and Executive Functioning, Lámh, Lidcombe Programme for Stuttering, amongst others.
Availability:
Yvonne is currently offering appointments on Friday afternoons and Saturdays.
To get in touch email [email protected] or phone 0876017767.
Qualification: BSc Speech and Language Therapy, University College Cork
Areas Treated
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