What is the Speech,
Language, and Hearing Clinic?
The Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic is
operated by the University of North Dakota
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The clinic serves as an educational facility
for student speech-language clinicians and
also provides a community service for children
and adults with communication disorders or
differences.
Clients may contact the clinic on their own;
they may also be referred by teachers, physicians,
counselors, social workers, psychologists,
schools, hospitals, family members, or other
service/rehabilitation agencies having knowledge
of the individual's communication disorder.
What services are available?
The clinic provides a full range of services,
including evaluation, treatment and consultation
for communication disorders. Graduate students
work under the direct supervision of certified,
licensed faculty members in providing services
to help clients communicate to their greatest
potential.
Types of disorders evaluated and treated at
the clinic include:
- language delay and disorders
- stuttering
- misarticulation of sounds
- voice disorders
- cleft palate
- cerebral palsy
- cognitive impairment
- autism
- aphasia
- apraxia
- dysarthria
- other neurological impairments
- hearing impairment
Services are also provided to individuals
who are nonspeaking and use augmentative or
alternative communication aids, or to persons
who want to enhance communication skills such
as pitch, projection, accent reduction, and
non-verbal communication.
Complete audiological testing services are
provided at the clinic. These may include screening
for hearing loss and middle ear disorders as
well as complete peripheral and central auditory
processing assessments. Hearing evaluations
to determine candidacy for hearing aids also
are conducted.
Where is the clinic located?
The clinic is located in Room 101 of Montgomery
Hall on the UND campus in Grand Forks,
North Dakota. Montgomery Hall is on the south
side of University Avenue, just west of the
Chester Fritz Library. Patient parking is
available just south of Montgomery Hall or
in nearby University parking lots.
The clinic's facilities include a waiting
room, offices, and rooms for evaluation and
treatment of speech and language problems.
These rooms are equipped with one-way observation
windows. The clinic also houses sound-treated
suites for hearing tests and equipment for
performing complete audiological evaluations.
The University of North Dakota is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action institution.
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How does one contact the clinic?
An initial appointment maybe arranged by calling (701)
777-3232, by visiting the clinic
in person, or by writing:
Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic
Box 8040
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8040
Clients are seen by appointment only. Inquiries,
however, are welcome at any time. All inquiries
are treated confidentially.
When is the clinic open?
Office hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Since the clinic is an educational facility
within the University, the clinic schedule
coincides with UNDÕs academic calendar;
therefore, services may not be available
for brief periods between semesters. The
clinic is open during the summer session.
About costs
The clinic is a non-profit service, academic
and research facility at UND and therefore
is basically funded by state appropriations
to the University. However, a fee schedule
has been established to provide funds to purchase,
maintain and replace materials and equipment
necessary for optimal clinic operation. Services
are provided free of charge to UND students,
except for advanced audiological evaluations. No
individual is ever denied services because
of an inability to pay.
About Accreditation
UND's Department of Communication Sciences
and Disorders is accredited in Speech-Language
Pathology by the Council on Academic Accreditation
of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Statement Regarding Non-Discrimination
This Institution complies with the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all requirements contained in it. All persons will be provided clinical services without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or source of payment. |
