Uniting innovative teaching with cutting-edge research to provide the community with exceptional speech and language services

since 1952 FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING

ENROLLMENT AND FEES, PLEASE CONTACT:

PHONE: (916) 278-6601 | FAX: (916) 278-7730

WWW.CSUS.EDU/HHS/SPA

Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing CenterCalifornia State University, Sacramento

6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6071

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE Assessment and therapy are available for children, teens, and adults with communication challenges associated with the following areas:

Therapy is provided in individual and small-group formats.

Receptive Language

Expressive Language

Social Pragmatic Language

Reading Disorders

Speech Sound Disorders

Stuttering

Apraxia

Dysarthria

Aphasia

Cognition

Traumatic Brain Injury

Voice Disorders

Alaryngeal Speech

Cleft Palate

Transgender Voice Therapy

Accent Modification

Hearing Loss

Auditory Processing

ENDOSCOPYThe Sac State Department of Speech Pathology and Audi-ology has the equipment and faculty to provide videostro-boscopic examinations of the velopharyngeal port, laryn-gopharynx and larynx by both flexible nasoendoscopy and rigid endoscopy. Our endoscopy stack includes the 9200 C computer and 9400 Laryngeal Strobe by KayPentax.

This affords us the ability to print video stills as well as to record a full examination on a thumb drive for export and evaluation. We also conduct computer-assisted voice analyses with VisiPitch and the Nasometer for further objective measurements.

ONE FAMILY’S PERSPECTIVE…“My dad was a professor at Sac State when he had his stroke. The Center has given him a special opportunity to relearn communication skills while continuing his

passion—teaching students.”

—Daughter

“I have seen so much improvement. Going to the clinic has helped him stay determined and wanting to contin-ue to learn. He is more independent, more confident

and happier. It’s exciting to see!”

—Wife

“(I like) everything! My speech is getting better and better and better. It’s exciting now! It will never be

different but now it’s fine and I’m excited!”

—Client

AND FROM A MOTHER…“I am forever grateful to this clinic for helping my little

girl find her voice.”

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MARYJANE REES

ACCENT MODIFICATIONProfessionals and students who are non-native American-English speakers can improve their American-English speaking skills for academic, social and business enhancement. Individual and group therapy sessions are customized to the communication needs of each client using functional communication activities. Improved communication skills can help a person achieve expected performance standards in both academ-ic and professional settings.

Accent Modification services benefit:

International students and faculty

Business professionals

Allied health and medical practitioners

Clergy and other leaders

Customer service and telecommunications professionals

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LANGUAGE AND LITERACYThe Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology continues to be a leader in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of language-based reading disorders.

In order to read and write, children must first develop solid language abilities, including a strong oral vocab-ulary and grammar comprehension. Reading and writ-ing also depend on auditory processing and compre-hension, phonological awareness, verbal expression, letter-sound correspondence, and fluent decoding skills. Speech and language therapy provides support for the development and growth of these skills, pro-moting children and adolescent’s ability to access their academic curriculum.

Our clinic offers comprehensive language-literacy evaluations conducted by student clinicians who, in collaboration with Clinical Instructors, determine ap-propriate recommendations and provide individual and small-group clinic-based sessions to individuals with language-based reading problems and developmental reading disabilities, including dyslexia.

NEURO SERVICE ALLiANCE (NeuroSA) is designed espe-cially for adults with acquired neurogenic communication and/or cognitive disorders. Within NeuroSA, a broad range of services are available including traditional therapy provided by supervised graduate clinicians, and a vari-ety of group-based programs provided by trained and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology.

This newly developed program includes a variety of op-portunities for persons with aphasia. These aphasia- friendly activities include conversation-based groups, Communication Recovery Groups-Sacramento (CRG-SAC), weekly Aphasia Book Club (ABC) meetings that are offered in English or Spanish, and a weekly art class that blends creativity and communication. Future growth within NeuroSA includes programs for persons and their signifi-cant others who are living with dementia, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson’s disease. Finally, for those individu-als who may benefit from using smart phones, tablets and other devices, a future program, Creating Access with Tech-nology, will offer interested individuals with invaluable training and practice to support improved competence, confidence, and independence with technology.

Integrating interprofessional student learning, community service, and scholarly contributions.

In addition, our on-campus clinic provides exception-al individual speech and language therapy for those individuals of all ages who are experiencing neurogenic cognitive-communication deficits associated with stroke, brain injury, concussion, progressive disorders, and other neurological impairment. Therapy sessions are designed to maximize the cognitive and/or commu-nication abilities of individual clients and utilize broad communication or cognitive strategies. Our faculty provide expert knowledge and real-world experience to guide and support student clinicians, ensuring skillful therapy that is sensitive to the needs of each client.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTODEPARTMENT OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

PHONE: (916) 278-6601 | FAX: (916) 278-7730 WWW.CSUS.EDU/HHS/SPA

NEURO SERVICE ALLiANCESACRAMENTO STATEThe Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Sacramento State offers an impressive level of ex-pertise to the Sacramento community and surround-ing areas. The clinic, housed within the department, provides assessment and treatment services for a wide variety of children and adults with communica-tion disorders.

Providing innovative, evidence-based assessment and treatment methodologies to those seeking to improve their functional communication skills has been a pri-mary focus of speech and language therapy offered in our clinic. All assessments and therapy are conducted by graduate student clinicians under direct supervision of department faculty.

Our faculty are nationally and internationally recog-nized as experts in our field. They possess both nation-al certification and state licenses in speech-language pathology or audiology.

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MARYJANE REES