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• What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?
  Speech-Language pathologists are specialists in communication. They should be consulted to evaluate speech and language skills, identify areas of strength and weakness in communication, and provide appropriate recommendations and treatment.
  
  Speech-language pathologists are required to have at least a Master's degree in the field, intern experience, a clinical fellowship year, state licensure, and a certificate of clinical competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
  
  They work in cooperation with other allied health professionals as; part of a health care team.

Services

• Evaluation and treatment of:
  • Stuttering
  • Voice
  • Aphasia
  • Language delay
  • Articulation
  • Phonology
  • Dysphagia including videofluoroscopic study
  • Dysarthria
  • Apraxia
  • Auditory processing
• Individual therapy
• Consultation and education for patients, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals and educational institutions.

Populations Served

• Infants
• Toddlers
• Pre-schoolers
• School aged children
• Adolescents
• Adults
• Geriatrics
• Hearing impaired
• Stroke victims
• Persons with neurogenic deficits
• Cleft palate individuals
• Head-injured victims
• Accent reduction for foreign speakers
• Individuals with feeding and eating difficulties

For More Information

• For a list of Pediatric Speech and Language Milestones, please click here.

Our Staff

For more information about Speech & Language Pathology, contact:

• Cindy Cowing
       664-5472 or Fax 664-5476