Adult Language Program: Adult clients
with varying neurologic diagnoses including CVA and
TBI are seen weekly for individual and/or group therapy.
Therapy focuses on improving communicative status
including functional communication via a multi-modal
approach. Therapy sessions are held in-house weekly
to bi-weekly. Times are subject to change.
Adult Stuttering Group: This group consists
of adult clients who stutter. The group provides an
opportunity for adults who stutter to share experiences
regarding their speech difficulties. Therapy focuses
on learning new speech patterns to help smooth out
or inhibit stuttering behavior. Emphasis is also on
reducing the typical feelings of fear and embarrassment
common to adults who stutter. Held in-house. Bill
Murphy supervises. Consultative services may also
be provided by a graduate student in clinical psychology.
Birth-Three Program: This program provides
diagnostic and therapy services for children from
birth-3 years who display a wide variety of disorders
and developmental delays. Individualized and group
parent-training sessions focus on indirect language
stimulation within a naturalistic, play-based setting.
Held at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in West Lafayette
on Mondays and Fridays from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mary
Lou Miller, SLP, and Hope
Gulker,
D.T., supervise.
Indiana Veteran's Home: This program
provides diagnostic and therapy services to the adult
geriatric population with diagnoses including Aphasia,
TBI, Dementia, Voice Disorders, Dysarthria and Dysphagia.
Students also obtain experience treating residents
diagnosed with progressive neurological illnesses
such as ALS and Parkinson's Disease. Therapy is provided
in individual and group sessions. Frequent interaction
with various disciplines such as Nursing, Physicians,
Dieticians, and Social Services provide the highest
quality of care to each individual residing at the
IVH. Mary
Lou Miller and Joanne
Gutek supervise.
Parent-Child Fluency Therapy Group:
This group is available to preschool-age children
who stutter and their parents when sufficient numbers
of families are available. Children interact with
their peers in a group setting where "easy talking"
and turn-taking are emphasized. Parents, children,
and clinicians engage in group activities designed
to enable parents and their children who stutter to
apply fluency-facilitating skills outside of the therapy
setting. Individual therapy for the children and additional
counseling services are provided as needed.
Preschool Speech-Language-Hearing Screenings:
These screenings are performed at various preschools
in the community during the academic calendar year.
Purdue Preschool Language Program: This
communication-based program serves 15 children ranging
from 3-5 years in age. Various etiologies and communication
problems are addressed in group and experiential situations.
A transdisciplinary team consisting of a speech-language
pathologist, early childhood special educator, and
family members plan and implement appropriate intervention.
Held at the Redeemer Luther Church in West Lafayette
in Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.
- 11:30 a.m. Jeanette
Leonard and Hope
Gulker supervise.
Voice Program Otolaryngology Private
Practice: Voice diagnostics and therapy are conducted
with both children and adults in a medical private
practice setting. Videostroboscopy evaluation is performed
by speech-language pathologists. The Program is held
at Drs. Loy, Berner, and Hillsamer's office in Lafayette
(on Concord Road) on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Barbara
Solomon supervises.
Additional Practicum Opportunities:
· Individual Speech/Language diagnostics and
treatment services for children through adults
· Aural habilitation for children and aural
rehabilitation for adults with hearing impairments
· Adult speech, language, and hearing screening
programs: Wellness Screenings are done cooperatively
with the Purdue WorkLife Program.
