Faith Rochez (nee Gealey) holds a Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Florida State University. She has been a Speech Language Pathologist for almost 20 years. Faith is currently a senior Speech and Language Therapist with the Cayman Islands Health Services and serves as the Team Lead for Speech and Occupational Therapies within the Therapy Services Department.
Faith has clinical experiences with a wide variety of populations and diagnoses across the life span. Faith provides services across a broad range of clinical settings including acute, inpatient, outpatient, and home health. Since joining the C.I. Health Services Authority in 2008, Faith has re-established medical-based speech therapy services for the Cayman Islands, building a thriving service from the ground up. Additionally, Faith has assisted with several initiatives for both adult and paediatric populations in the Cayman Islands including the implementation of a newborn hearing screening programme, increased awareness on the early signs of autism spectrum disorder. Faith has expertise in many areas across both adult and paediatric populations including:
- Developmental Disorders
- Executive Functioning Disorders
- Auditory Processing Disorders
- Language Disorders (both developmental and acquired)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (including the use of neurodiversity affirming approaches)
- Dysphagia and feeding disorders
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Voice therapy
- Cognitive/Linguistic rehabilitation.
- Neurodegenerative Disorders
Faith is a member of the American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA) and is also a founding member of the Caribbean Speech Hearing Association (CaribSHA). She is a strong advocate for inclusion within the Cayman Islands and throughout the Caribbean.