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Speech-Language-Hearing Center

Speech-Language-Hearing Center


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Contact Speech-Language-Hearing Center
Ghosh Science & Technology Center
Suite ST-115
508-929-8055

Learn how to speak confidently with help from the Speech-Language-Hearing Center.

Worcester State University’s Speech-Language-Hearing Center helps people of all ages with communication disorders and differences, including difficulties with articulation, fluency, voice, language, and hearing.

For more than 35 years the center has been assisting the community, operating two clinics: the Speech-Language Clinic and the Hearing Clinic. These clinics are staffed by speech-language pathologists and audiologists certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

The Worcester State University Communication Sciences and Disorders Department and the Speech-Language-Hearing Center are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination for students, faculty, staff, and clients on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital/parental status, national/ethnic origin, genetic information, or citizenship.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • The center will assist with a variety of communication differences. The center serves the following groups:

    • People with a variety of diagnoses, including autism, brain injury, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease
    • Children, teens, and adults who stutter
    • Individuals with hearing loss
    • Non-native English speakers who wish to reduce their foreign accents

    If you are uncertain if you can use the center’s services, call our number in the contact information.

  • Anyone who needs speech, language, or hearing healthcare.

  • Since the center is housed in Worcester State’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, it is in partnership with the department’s Speech-Language Pathology master’s program to provide educational experiences to graduate students. These students acquire knowledge and skills while delivering high-quality clinical, diagnostic, and intervention services under the attentive supervision of our staff. Note: HIPAA training and certification for our students is provided by HIPAA EXAMS, Inc.

  • To schedule an appointment, please contact the center by calling our number in the contact information. Referrals are accepted from any source.

  • No fee is assessed for our services. Fees are assessed for products. Donations can be made to support graduate students and center operations online

  • The center is open whenever Worcester State University is open. The schedule is based on the academic calendar:

    • Fall sessions run from late September through mid-December
    • Spring sessions run from early February through early May
    • Summer features a 6-week program that runs from late June through early August
  • You can make your gift online or you can mail your check (made payable to the Worcester State Foundation) to:

    Division of University Advancement
    Worcester State University
    486 Chandler Street
    Worcester, MA 01602

    Please be sure to list “SLHC donation” in the memo field. Your generous support will help us continue our mission to have a positive impact on the community.

Parkinson Voice Project: “SPEAK OUT!” & “LOUD Crowd” Programs

SPEAK OUT! is a therapy program for people with Parkinson’s disease. The therapy focuses on improving clients’ voices and, in turn, their swallowing. In this program, speech is transformed from an automatic function to an intentional task. SPEAK OUT! is usually completed in 12 sessions spanning across the semester. Then the client transitions to the LOUD Crowd.

Group Therapy Support
LOUD Crowd is group therapy focusing on maintenance for skills obtained during SPEAK OUT! and is a source of camaraderie for its members. LOUD Crowd meets once a week.

Local Access
SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd sessions occur at the Worcester State University Speech-Language-Hearing Center.

A program developed by experts
The SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd therapy regimens were developed at Parkinson Voice Project in Richardson, Tex.

Interested?
If you are interested in receiving “SPEAK OUT!” or “LOUD Crowd” services please contact the center by using the number in the contact information.

Hearing Clinic

Thanks to several grants from the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, the Hoche-Schofield Foundation, and the McEvoy Foundation, our Hearing Clinic has expanded audiology services to adults. The center offers a variety of services and discounts for adults with hearing difficulties.
    • Video otoscopy
    • Pure-tone audiometry
    • Speech audiometry
    • Immittance testing (tympanometry and acoustic reflexes)
    • Otoacoustic emissions
    • Fitting fully digital customized products
    • Hearing aid consultation
    • Hearing aid orientation and follow-up appointments
    • On-site hearing aid checks and repairs
    • Providing hearing aid batteries and supplies
    • Group and individual therapy
    • Family education and support
    • Hearing aid care and maintenance
    • Communication strategies
    • Hearing assistive technology
    • Ear molds for hearing aids
    • Musician ear molds and monitors
    • Ear molds for mobile phones and iPods
    • Swim molds
    • Hearing protection molds
  • The center offers discounts on products to Worcester State employees/retirees and their immediate family members, Worcester State students, Worcester State alumni, and members of the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts. Contact the center at the number in the contact information for more details.

Speech-Language Clinic

The Speech-Language Clinic offers a full range of prevention, evaluation, and intervention services for people with speech and language disorders.
  • The clinic serves people with a variety of diagnoses, including autism, cerebral palsy, brain injury, intellectual disability, and stroke. It offers specialty programs, including a program for children and teens who stutter and their families. Other disorders that the center addresses are:

    • Accent reduction
    • Articulation
    • Fluency
    • Language
    • Voice
  • Speech-language pathologists certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology supervise graduate students as they conduct prevention, evaluation, and intervention sessions. The clinic’s speech-language pathologists have a wide range of expertise with communication disorders.

Fluency Disorders Program

The center’s Fluency Disorders Program offers prevention, evaluation, and intervention services for individuals of all ages who have fluency disorders. Stuttering is the most common fluency disorder treated. If you stutter or have acquired a fluency disorder, you can sign up for individual and group services. Counseling is an integral component in the diagnostic and therapeutic process at the center.

Individual & Group Services

The center offers individual and group services during the fall and spring semesters.

Summer Program for Children & Teens

The center offers a summer program for children and teens who stutter. Established in 2005, this program features individual therapy sessions, group therapy sessions, and parent education sessions. Individual and group therapies help clients more effectively manage their stuttering. At the same time, parents receive support and information about stuttering to improve their understanding and interactions with their children.

Information Meetings About Stuttering

The center hosts Worcester National Stuttering Association meetings for adults who stutter and anyone interested in learning more about stuttering. Attendees meet in the Ghosh Science and Technology Center, Room 122D, on the first and third Tuesday of the month.

Support from Trained Pathologists

The clinic employs two speech-language pathologists who are the only board-certified specialists in fluency and fluency disorders in the Central Massachusetts region. There are only approximately 300 specialists in the United States.

Forms for Services

Please contact us before completing the following forms so that we can direct you to the packet that will most appropriately meet your needs.

Forms for Adult Services

Adult Audiology Case History Form
Adult Case History Form
Adult Fluency Form

Forms for Child Services

Child Case History Form
Child Fluency Form

Contact the Speech-Language-Hearing Center  staff.

Meet the staff of dedicated professionals that are excited and ready to see you at the Speech-Language-Hearing Center.
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Joan Butterworth
Clinical Instructor
jbutterworth@worcester.edu
508-929-8411
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Tina Coderre
Clinical Audiologist
tcoderre@worcester.edu
508-929-8055
115

Department: Comm. Sciences & Disorders

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Katherine Cole
Administrative Assistant I
kcole@worcester.edu
508-929-8055
115

Department: Comm. Sciences & Disorders

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Suzanne Crawford-Stacy
Clinical Instructor
scrawfordstacy@worcester.edu
508-929-8564
122N
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Catherine Popp
Assistant Clinical Coordinator
cpopp@worcester.edu
508-929-8469
410
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Ann Veneziano-Korzec
Director, Worcester State University/Speech-Language-Hearing Center
aveneziano@worcester.edu
508-929-8568
115C

Department: Comm. Sciences & Disorders

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