Penn State Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic
In This Section:
Speech and Language Services
There are several speech-language programs within the Department. In addition to gaining experience in the in-house clinic, graduate students work within several area charter schools, completing speech-language screenings and assessments, and providing intervention. Screenings may also be conducted in local day cares, preschools, and local long-term care facilities.
Speech and Language Assessment
Many of the referrals to the Speech and Hearing Clinic come from clients themselves, but can also be initiated by family members, health care providers, schools, speech-language pathologists or other professionals, etc. If you are interested in an assessment and/or therapy, or have questions about any of the programs, refer to the list below for program areas and contacts:
- Adult Assessments / Intervention (17 years and older)
- Connie Kossan MS CCC/SLP
- 814-863-2290
- cik4@psu.edu
- Child Assessments / Intervention (birth to 16 years)
- Barbara Roberts MS CCC/SLP
- 814-863-2005
- bar8@psu.edu
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Assessments / Intervention
- Barbara Roberts MS CCC/SLP
- 814-863-2005
- bar8@psu.edu
New clients are asked to complete a background questionnaire:
Adults (.pdf file)- Children (.pdf file)
- Early Language Group (.pdf file)
Speech and Language Therapy Programs
Child Therapy Program
The Child Therapy Program provides services to preschool and school-age children who have delays or disorders in language, fluency, voice, articulation, and phonology, including those with severe speech impairments requiring augmentative and alternative communication.
Contact:
- Barb Roberts
- 501 J Ford Building
- The Pennsylvania State University
- University Park, PA 16802
- 814-863-2005
- bar8@psu.edu
Early Language Group
The Early Language Group (ELG) was initiated in September 2004. The goal of the ELG is to provide preschool children with an experience that is rich in language input and opportunities to use language, incorporating child-child and adult-child interaction using a preschool classroom model. The ELG also provides students with a unique opportunity to work with several children together, using a therapy approach that is less structured and clinician directed than most of their other experiences.
Contact:
- Eileen Kowalski
- 501K Ford Building
- The Pennsylvania State University
- University Park, PA 16802
- 814-863-3118
- emk15@psu.edu
Adult Therapy Program
The Adult Therapy Program provides services to adults (18 years or older) with a variety of speech and language disorders. The adults in this program are from the local geographic area.
Residential Adult Therapy Program
The Residential Adult Therapy Program (RATP) also provides services to adults with a variety of speech and language disorders. The RATP is unique because it is residential in nature. Most of the clients who attend this program live on the University Park campus and attend intensive individual and group speech language therapy.
University Therapy Program
The University Therapy Program provides speech language services to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at Penn State.
Contact:
- Connie Kossan
- 501A Ford Building
- The Pennsylvania State University
- University Park, PA 16802
- 814-863-2290
- cik4@psu.edu