|
Overall description / Legal
basis
In Latvia speech
and language therapy is a public service, provided either by state or local
authorities.
The obligation to
provide the service for all age groups is regulated by:
1. Education
Law. States special educational institutions and special education
programmes encompassing speech and language therapy.
2. General
Education Law. Provides possibilities and circumstances for students
with special needs to acquire an education appropriate to their health
condition, skills and level of development in any educational institution,
concurrently ensuring the pedagogical psychological and medical adjustment
of the students and his or her preparation for working and living in
society.
3. Medical
Treatment Law. Describes the level of education in specialty and to
determine the scope of speech and language therapists’ professional
competence.
4. Protection
of the Right of the Child Law. Prescribes special care for the child
with special needs.
|
