Over the past 20-25 years the field of dysphagia has developed and grown into a major aspect of the work of the speech & language therapist. The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia have been formulated in response to a need for a complete assessment package, which addresses the many considerations involved in the assessment and management of dysphagia in children, adults and adults with a learning disability.

The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia are complete, flexible packages for the assessment of dysphagia in children, adults and adults with a learning disability. The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia are easily individualised for each client guiding the therapist from referral to suggested treatment procedures.

The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia are hypothesis driven assessments, which enable the therapist to build up a detailed picture of each client depending upon his or her needs.

The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia facilitate multi professional collaboration in the assessment and management of dysphagia.

The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia are designed for use only by Speech & Language Therapists who have undertaken post registration dysphagia training.

The New Jay’s Observational Assessment of Dysphagia come complete with easy to follow instructions for its implementation and assessment sheets that may be photocopied.

Since the first edition of these assessments in 2000 -2001 we have received a great deal of feedback from our colleagues. Therapists report that the assessment forms an extremely useful method of recording and collating the data required, to form a hypothesis and ascribe risk, on which treatment and / or therapy are based.

The field of Dysphagia has continued to develop since the first edition was produced  As a result a second and third editions of the assessment have been produced to reflect the increase in knowledge base and skill.

Costs

Each assessment costs £180.

Additional versions of each assessment can be purchased from the same department for £40 each.

Buy two versions for £300

Buy three versions for £450