Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language Services

10/03/2018

Holy Moly it's October already. Say whaaaaat!

School is in full swing, the leaves are starting to fall and Thanksgivings is this weekend ... YIKES!

My name is Chad Clower and I am owner/operator of Speech & Language Services Thunder Bay and
Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language Services. I am also co-founder of Concussion Care
Northwest.

*Are you concerned about your child’s speech and language development?

*Has your child been identified as requiring speech and language services but is sitting on a waitlist?

*Has your child suffered a concussion and continues to struggle?

*Do you have health care benefits? Most health care benefits packages offer some form of financial
support for speech and language services. Contact your provider today to learn about your coverage.

*Is your child First Nations? Contact me today to learn about Jordan’s Principle support. I can help you complete the necessary paperwork to get your child the speech and language support they need.

With over 30 years of experience providing speech and language services, my practices were founded to
provide a timely, alternative and convenient service delivery model of community based speech and
language services to children with communication deficits.

We provide services at home, at school or in the community.

If you have any questions or are interested in learning more, please contact me at:

807 630 6884 OR chadclowerslp@gmail.com

Also, please view my websites at:
http://chadclowerslp.wixsite.com/slpservicestbay
http://neurorehabnorth.wixsite.com/slpservices
https://concussioncarenort.wixsite.com/ccnw

I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Chad Clower
Owner & Operator, SLP TBAY & NRN
M.Sc., Speech-Language Pathologist

01/04/2018

With a new year comes excitement and change....

I am so excited to announce the addition of Kate Clower, Speech-Language Pathologist to the Speech & Language Services Thunder Bay & Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language Services Team.

Kate is a registered speech language pathologist (SLP) with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) and a member of the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA). She graduated with a Masters of Science in Communication Disorders from Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Kate was born and raised in Thunder Bay, ON and has been providing speech and language services for over a decade. She is passionate about providing excellent speech and language services to her home community and region. Kate is a veteran SLP that is currently employed by the George Jeffrey Children's Centre (GJCC) contracted to the Lakehead District School Board working specifically on pre-literacy and overall language skills. Prior to taking on the school board contract, Kate was a clinical therapist in the school-age program, as well as the clinical Professional Practice Lead (PPL) for speech language pathology at GJCC. Kate is also currently an active member of the George Jeffrey Children's Centre Wellness Committee. Throughout her career, Kate has also worked in the private sector in Thunder Bay with Partners in Rehab and in Alberta Health Services in Leduc, Alberta.

Kate is currently one of two SLPs in Thunder Bay currently recognized as a faculty member: Lecturer with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Kate has been committed to helping upcoming professionals gain the experience needed by accepting multiple students and taking the role of clinical preceptor through NOSM and as an initial practice Mentor through CASLPO.

Prior to her professional career as an SLP, Kate obtained a full ride Division I NCAA hockey scholarship to Minnesota State University-Mankato (MSU-Mavericks). Kate has coached Norwest IP1 hockey for the past two seasons and was also an assistant coach of the Bantam AA Queens during their 2016-2017 season. Kate is a wife to Chad Clower and a mother of two boys, Kaden and Burke. In her spare time she enjoys playing on her own hockey team, skate skiing, golfing, the outdoors and recently began some interior design.

Kate brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and veteran leadership to her clinical practice and believes and is passionate in client-centred care. I am honoured to welcome Kate to Speech & Language Services Thunder Bay and Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language Services where she will be working solely with the adult population (ages 19+ years old) and in concussion management.

Contact us today at 807 630 6884 or at chadclowerslp@gmail.com or kateclowerslp@gmail.com to learn about services provided.

01/02/2018

Wow! I can't believe a new year is upon us! Remember with a new year comes renewed health benefits. Contact your health care benefits provider today to learn about the speech and language services and coverage for your family members.

NRN focuses on working with people living with neurological changes and cognitive communication deficits.
• Acquired Brain Injury�
• Aneurysm
• Concussion
• Catastrophic & Non-Catastrophic injury�
• Stroke
• Neurodegenerative Disease�
-Parkinson's disease
�-Multiple Sclerosis�
-Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
�-Alzheimer's disease
-Dementia

NRN provides:
• SPEECH DISORDERS�
-Articulation/Pronunciation�
-Voice�
-Dysfluency/Stuttering
�-Voice banking�
• LANGUAGE DISORDERS
�-Auditory comprehension�
-Reading comprehension�
-Verbal expression�
-Written expression
�-Pragmatics/Social communication�
• COGNITIVE COMMUNICATION DISORDERS�
-Working memory
�-Executive functioning�
-Reasoning�
-Problem Solving
�-Organization�
• DYSPHAGIA/SWALLOWING DISORDERS
�-Treatment follow through
�-Table-side swallowing assessments�
-Diet modification
�-Oral mechanism examination�
• AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC)
-Static devices (day planners, communication cards/boards, memory books)
-Dynamic devices (iPad/iPhone, Dynavox, Tobii, Proloquo2go/Touch Chat)
-Voice amplification
�-Device programming/modification
-Voice banking

A huge thank you to everyone in this past year that has put their trust in allowing me to provide community based speech and language services! We have made amazing change in our community! Let's make 2018 great!

If you want information or require speech and language services contact me today:

8076306884
neurorehabnorth@gmail.com

OR check out my website

http://neurorehabnorth.wixsite.com/slpservices

I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2018!

11/22/2017

Most people have heard of concussions, but few fully grasp the implications.

03/08/2017

Happy from Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language Services.

neurorehabnorth.wixsite.com/slpservices

03/07/2017

being done in our back yard of

http://www.advocatedaily.com/john-mcleish-brain-research-shows-long-term-effects-of-concussions.html

Toronto critical injury lawyer John McLeish says new research showing the long-term impacts of concussions will help injured plaintiffs find success in their cases.

03/06/2017

Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language services providing IN HOME, IN COMMUNITY speech, language and dysphagia services for people living with communication deficits as a result of a neurological injury, diagnosis or disorder.

Contact me at
807 630 6884 or
neurorehabnorth@gmail.com to learn about how I can help today.

http://neurorehabnorth.wixsite.com/slpservices

02/28/2017

If your child plays any sport that puts them at risk of concussion..these are MUST READ links!!

Contact me today regarding concussion education, information and management.
807 630 6884

http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/…/23/concussions-in-spotli…

Rowans Law -
http://news.nationalpost.com/features/rowans-law

http://news.nationalpost.com/…/ontario-passes-rowans-law-bu…

http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do…

02/28/2017

Today I want to share something really cool that we Speech-Language Pathologists can help you with.......it's called Voice Banking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b05Q1OVAjFA

https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/disorders-list.php

Are you living with or have been recently diagnosed with a progressive neurodegenerative disease? Now is the time to get started. Communication is such an amazing and important part of what makes us...well human. It is something that we take for granted....until it's gone. Contact me today and see how we can work together to have YOUR VOICE forever!!

Call 807 630 6884
neurorehabnorth@gmail.com
neurorehabnorth.wixsite.com/slpservices

Presented at the 2015 Allied Professionals Forum on 10 December 2015 at the J.W. Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes.

02/24/2017

Had a great lunch with Tracey Onuliak from Bartimaeus and Abilities Consulting & Training. She is doing amazing work here in Thunder Bay supporting and helping our community!! We had great conversation about some really exciting topics and ideas that we passionately want to pursue here in Thunder Bay and area. So stay tuned as this could be an amazing partnership for our community!

Please check out her organizations:

https://www.facebook.com/abilitiesconsultation/

http://www.bartimaeus.com/coordinators/tracey-onuliak/

02/23/2017

A big shout out and thank you to the Interactive Media Design students at Confederation College and the E-Business Voucher program. My business Neuro Rehab North, Speech & Language Services was 1 of 10 businesses that was selected to participate in the E-Business Voucher program. It has been a great experience and it has been a pleasure to work with some amazing up and coming Interactive Media Design students.

http://www.confederationcollege.ca/…/interactive-media-deve…

neurorehabnorth.wixsite.com/slpservices
807 630 6884
neurorehabnorth@gmail.com