Ms. Barbara Joyce Kaplan CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
4 OCEAN AVE. ROCKPORT MA, 01966About
Dr. Barbara Kaplan is a speech language pathologist practicing in ROCKPORT, MA. Dr. Kaplan specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Kaplan evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Kaplan helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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