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The Program of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Expert, professional, comprehensive services are available through the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic for prevention, assessment, and treatment of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing disorders. Serving individuals from infancy to geriatrics, the clinic provides state-of-the-art services to provide:
- A clinical training site for graduate students earning a master's degree in speech-language pathology, and
- A service to the community
Services are provided by graduate student clinicians under the supervision of licensed and certified audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Graduate clinicians have completed their bachelor's degree and are in the process of completing requirements for their master's degree. The clinic strives to provide services which are on the forefront of current practice within the field of communication sciences and disorders, which are based on research evidence, and which involve the client or client's caregiver in all aspects of decision-making in respect to the services received.
As the clinic is self-supporting, fees are charged for clinic services; however, the clinic does not deny services to those solely on the basis of an inability to pay. A sliding fee scale and various payment plans are available.
The Speech and Hearing Clinic is continuing to grow each year in the number of clients served, providing a valuable service to the community. For the last academic year (fall 2002 - summer 2003.
- The number of clients for speech and audiology increased by 67%
- Services were provided to over 1000 different clients (705 audiology and 297 speech-language pathology clients).
- Client visits totaled 4922 (1343 audiology and 3579 speech-language pathology).
- Additionally, the clinic completed 1874 free speech and hearing screenings in the community, increasing the opportunities for early identification and prevention of communication disorders.
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