The 3Es of Speech Therapy: Overview

This 2-page handout can be used to help speech therapy clients and their families understand the purpose and process of comprehensive speech therapy.

• The 3Es of speech therapy are EASE, EDUCATE, and EMPOWER.
• The 3Cs of speech therapy are CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, and CHANGE.

This resource may be especially useful for explaining why speech therapy incorporates "non-traditional" activities like counseling, social-emotional goals, and experiential work that isn't drill-based.

You can learn more about the 3Es model at https://www.speechirl.com/introducing-the-3es-how-to-do-speech-therapy-irl-style.