Our faculty and students enhance their learning and serve our community members who are experiencing difficulty communicating after a life-impacting health condition or diagnosis.
To become a part of either of these support networks or to schedule a speech evaluation, contact our clinic at (320) 308-2092 or csd@stcloudstate.edu.
Let's Talk Again is a communication program for stroke survivors with aphasia. Both group and individual therapy are offered. The group is led by Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist and CSD faculty member.
The group provides increased communication opportunities in a naturalistic context. Members participate in language stimulation activities, try new communication techniques and learn compensatory strategies that focus on enhancing their ability to participate in conversation and other communicative contexts of daily living. Participants develop a sense of belonging and have an opportunity to network with other stroke survivors.
Helpful hints when communicating with stroke survivors from the National Aphasia Association:
St. Cloud State University's Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) department is pleased to announce that we received a grant from the Parkinson Voice Project to serve clients with Parkinson's disease and individuals with Parkinsonism. The grant allows us to offer a speech therapy program to help individuals with Parkinson’s regain and maintain effective communication; the SPEAK OUT!® program.
SPEAK OUT!® places emphasis on speaking with intent and converting speech from an automatic function to an intentional act. Together, patients, graduate student clinicians, along with their supervising speech-language pathologist, work through a series of speech, voice, and cognitive exercises outlined in the SPEAK OUT!® Workbook. Sessions are arranged based on client schedule, and can be at our clinic or through telehealth.
Upon completion of individual SPEAK OUT!® sessions, patients transition to group SPEAK OUT!® sessions. This program consists of weekly group sessions led by graduate student clinicians and the supervising speech-language pathologist. Group members provide support, encouragement, and accountability to one another as they perform the SPEAK OUT!® exercises.
Participation in group SPEAK OUT!® sessions, along with daily home practice and six-month re-evaluations, has been shown to help patients maintain their communication skills throughout the progression of Parkinson’s.
SPEAK OUT!® Group Sessions
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
In person at our clinic and via telehealth