Treating Children With Cleft Palate: Case Examples

Abstract

Purpose Treatment of a child with cleft palate is often complex and requires collaboration between treating speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and members of the cleft palate team. This article uses a case study format to facilitate discussion between 2 SLPs with specialty training in cleft palate speech disorders. The purpose of this article is to use a case study and response approach to facilitate a conversation that explores challenges faced and differing treatment approaches to reach the same goal of typical speech development for a child with cleft palate. Conclusion The discussion between the treating SLP and the responding SLP provides examples of meeting comparable goals in different ways, highlighting similarities and differences in treatment approaches, while encouraging continued conversations and community among cleft palate speech specialists.