The Balanced System® for speech and language therapy
[Another discovery of another little planetary system in the universe of systems |complexity|cybernetics – this is ‘the system’ primarily of matching the right balanced of general/early/specialist interventions in speech and language therapy, though it does have a role for chidlren and families too]
WHAT IS THE BALANCED SYSTEM®?
The Balanced System® is a whole system strategic approach to supporting children and people with a whole range of needs, that has primarily come out of work in the area of speech, language and communication.
Marie Gascoigne has been developing the Balanced System® framework for over 15 years. It is used by a whole range of stakeholders, including commissioners from all disciplines and providers, particularly of therapy services.
As the diagram shows, it is a see-saw model with a set of blocks that provide the base above which balanced support is delivered.
Systems Community of Inquiry 