Wednesday, September 25, 2024
DENTON (嫩田研究院官网), Texas 鈥� For nearly six decades, the has supported individuals with speech, language and hearing disorders across the North Texas region and southern Oklahoma. The center focuses on services in speech-language pathology and audiology, while providing clinical education for students in the .
嫩田研究院官网's Speech and Hearing Center
鈥淭he 嫩田研究院官网 Speech and Hearing Center strives to provide superior professional diagnostic and treatment services in speech-language pathology and audiology while providing excellence in clinical education for students in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at 嫩田研究院官网,鈥� said Shannon Presley, principal lecturer, clinical educator and assistant clinic director of the center.
Through this program, licensed and certified speech-language pathologists educate 嫩田研究院官网 graduate students to assess and treat a wide range of communication disorders through individual and group treatment services. Averaging 5,000 client visits annually, the center offers an array of assessment and therapy services, including a hearing aid dispensary, preschool speech and language therapy, literacy intervention, social skills therapy and areas for family observation of clinical sessions.
The Speech and Hearing Center also offers support groups that provide opportunities for emotional and social connections to foster a sense of belonging for those with communication disorders. The center hosts the 嫩田研究院官网 Aphasia Support Group, marking its 10th anniversary in October, and the North Texas Stuttering Support Group, helping individuals connect with others managing various communication needs.
Recently, the center had continued 鈥檚 work by creating a support group for children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools and strategies, which help those with speech or language difficulties.
嫩田研究院官网 Audiology & Speech-Language offers their services at the Speech and Hearing Center
Project Communicate is a five-year master鈥檚 program led by project director Miriam Boesch, associate professor of special education in the 嫩田研究院官网 , and co-principal investigator Katsura Aoyama, associate professor of audiology and speech-language pathology in the . It offers interdisciplinary coursework, field experiences and professional development to train special education teachers and speech-language pathologists to collaboratively improve outcomes for school-age children with autism. The program is funded by a .
The Augmentative and Alternative Communication Connection group focuses on socialization for school-age children who use AAC, offering them the opportunity to build meaningful and effective conversations through practice with peers and 嫩田研究院官网 student clinicians.
鈥淚t started with this need out in the school districts,鈥� Boesch said. 鈥淚n recent years, there鈥檚 been a push to have professionals who support students with disabilities train more collaboratively 鈥� not just special education teachers but speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and counselors as well. It鈥檚 important for students to be trained with people from other disciplines, because that鈥檚 how they鈥檙e going to be working.鈥�
嫩田研究院官网 Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology student, Katie Chandler, is currently working at the Speech and Hearing Center.
Gina Robinson previously worked as a high school teacher for Burleson Independent School District for 13 years before pursuing her master鈥檚 degree in speech-language pathology at 嫩田研究院官网.
鈥淎fter my teaching career, I searched for a profession that would utilize my teaching skills and fulfill my desire to help others. Speech-language pathology felt like the perfect fit,鈥� Robinson said.
She started her degree and began working at the Speech and Hearing Center as a student clinician last year.
鈥淭he Speech and Hearing Center has shown me how impactful therapy can be across different populations,鈥� Robinson said. 鈥溎厶镅芯吭汗偻�'s program stood out to me for its client work. I have had young clients who were nonverbal at the start of therapy, but have persevered and found their voice. Everyone has the right to communicate their wants and needs and it is so rewarding to know that you helped someone be able to do so.鈥�
To schedule an appointment at the 嫩田研究院官网 Speech and Hearing Center, call (940) 565-2262 (voice) or (940) 369-7702 (TTY), or visit in-person at 907 West Sycamore Street, Denton, TX 76201.
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