Speech/Language Clinic Program
A United Way Agency
Cougar Communication Groups - These affordable and intensive summer therapy groups are for children ages 4-16. They are designed to improve speech and language skills and maintain progress made during the school year. Our summer program features adjusted tuition for families with lower incomes, small groups with a ratio of 1 clinician to 2-3 children, and fun activities.
Groups focus on a specific disorder area. Various groups are available to focus on: Language, Articulation/ Phonology, Social, Reading/ Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Fluency, and Voice skills. These groups are especially appropriate for children who do not receive public school services during the summer.
Speech/Language Diagnostic Services - Children and adults suspected of having communication disorders (i.e., articulation, voice, fluency, apraxia, aphasia, verbal and written language) are seen in order to evaluate their speech and language behavior.
Treatment Services - Children and adults diagnosed with speech, language or hearing impairments (i.e., articulation, voice, fluency, apraxia, aphasia, language) may receive individual or small group treatment services.
Preschool Language Learning Group Program – Children ages three-to-five receive intensive language development intervention during two-hour group sessions on Monday and Wednesday mornings, with individual treatment offered on Friday mornings.
Accent Modification Program – Group and individual services are available for those foreign-born individuals who wish to refine their pronunciation of English for career and social interaction purposes.
Post-Stroke Communication Group Program – Adults with aphasia come together for treatment and communication interactions with other stroke survivors. Communication Groups are offered once a week for a two-hour period, with individual treatment also available on a weekly basis for those interested in supplemental individual services. Group members practice using functional communication skills and compensatory strategies for community living. The program is appropriate for individuals no longer eligible for hospital-based rehabilitation who continue to benefit from long-term comprehensive speech-language therapy.
Fluency Specialty Clinic Program – Diagnostic and treatment services are provided to children and adults with stuttering and other fluency disorders. Intervention options include individual and group therapy, and The Lidcombe Program, which is parent-implemented therapy for preschool and young school-age children.