Diagnostic Evaluations of Speech/Language and Hearing
Treatment Services for children and adults for:
Speech
Language
Fluency
Voice
Social Language
Executive Function and Cognition
Hearing Impairment (Aural Rehabilitation)
Consultation to public and private schools
Consultation to Family and Infant Toddler Programs (FITP)
and Programs in Early Essential Education (EEE)
Representation on the following teams:
Interdisciplinary Leadership for Health Professionals
Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Team
Voice Center of Vermont
Services provided to individuals with delayed and disordered articulation and phonological impairments, motor speech disorders (apraxia and dysarthria), and tongue thrust remediation.
Services also provided for foreign accent modification to individuals for whom English is a second language and who still encounter difficulty being understood due to inaccurate pronunciation, intonation, or syllable stress.
Child Language: Evaluation, consultation and programming are available to aid development of language understanding, language use, speech production, and pre-academic skills.
Adult Language and Cognition: Our individualized treatment programs for adults address communication needs related to work, home or social settings. Treatment goals and activities can address recovery following a stroke, head injury or other neurological/neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis; or secondary neurocognitive effects of radiation and chemotherapy.
Weekly Post-stroke Communication Group meetings provide opportunities for ongoing communication recovery in a small group environment at the Center and in the community.
Other communication difficulties associated with reduced hearing sensitivity, memory difficulties or reduced clarity of speech may warrant consultation when they are of concern to an individual or their family.
Individual sessions provide both assessment and treatment of stuttering of children and adults. The Lidcombe Program is offered through this center for families with children under the age of 6 years. A free weekly evening support group provides opportunities for adults and adolescents to use techniques learned in therapy and maximizes carryover of smooth speech to everyday situations.
Our Voice Therapy Program for adults and children emphasizes achievement of the best voice possible, healthy vocal hygiene, and prevention of voice disorders. This program is geared for individuals who have difficulty in production of adequate loudness, pitch, quality, projection, or who experience vocal fatigue. Therapy may be recommended for conditions such as vocal nodules/polyps, muscle tension dysphonia, vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), paralyzed vocal folds, and in collaboration with medical management. LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment) is offered.
Evaluations are completed followed by recommendations and consultation to families and teams (school, community support, and vocational professionals).
Executive Function and Cognition
Evaluation and therapy is offered which addresses higher level language and executive function, such as attention, processing speed, and working memory. Treatment goals and activities can incorporate skills needed for independent functioning at work, in the community and at home. Individuals who have experienced brain injury can benefit from continued attention to cognitive rehabilitation even after hospitalization has ended.
Hearing Impairment (Aural Rehabilitation) Please see our Audiology Section
How to find us: (driving directions and map.) The E. M. Luse Center for Communication: Speech, Language and Hearing is located in Pomeroy Hall on the UVM Campus, on Main Street across from the UVM green.
The parking lot access is from South Prospect Street.
For more information, please call (802) 656-3861
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