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Following an assessment / evaluation, intervention addresses identified areas of communication challenges, often utilizing the client's areas of strength. At the beginning of intervention, goals are set with client. A treatment approach, including strategies and therapy activities, is individualized for each client. Progress is monitored during therapy and adjustments are made as needed. At the end of each semester of treatment clients and families receive a final report that summarizes progress made toward the communication goals. 

Intervention - Early Childhood

We offer individual and group services for young children who need support with speech and language development. Services may include, but are not limited to speech (articulation, phonological processing, or motor speech), fluency, voice, oral language, bilingual language, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), and social communication.  Our Child Learning Center (CLC) offers a Toddler Play-Group and Preschool Program. 

Intervention - School-Age

Treatment for school-aged children is available at the SLHC. Our team of clinicians develop treatment plans to help support and coach school-age students with speech, language, and literacy concerns. We frequently provide treatment for articulation/motor speech, fluency/stuttering, phonological processing, voice, social-language, bilingual language, AAC, Literacy/Reading, and MUCH more! For more information, visit our Fall and Spring Children's Services page.

Intervention - Adult

At CU, we offer both individual and group services, depending on the needs and preferences of the client. We provide speech, language, and cognitive assessment and therapy, for clients with a wide variety of communication disorders and challenges. There are the three types of clients that we see the most.

After people have a stroke, hemorrhage, brain injury, or concussion, their communication may change. We provide strategies for people to communicate their thoughts more easily. Therapy may improve a client's ability to think of words, produce speech sounds more clearly, or make speech production more fluid and natural. Often, people notice changes in their memory, concentration, or organization after an illness or injury. We help with these challenges, too. 

Sometimes people find that communication becomes more difficult as the body ages. Diseases such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia, primary progressive aphasia, or multiple sclerosis may occur in later life. Therapies for these often work on producing a louder voice, clearer speech, or using memory supports. Many times, people notice changes in talking, listening, and thinking - speech pathologists can help. 

There are many reasons why people may want to change the way they talk– not just because of injury or aging. At CU, we help non-native people who want their English to sound more like American English. We work with people who stutter to speak more fluently. CU supports individuals seeking transgender voice and communication training, for both male-to-female and female-to-male transitions. We also help people who use their voices professionally, such as singers and teachers, to use their voice in a way that avoids overuse/abuse. Your individualized needs will be our target.

At CU, our clinical experts combine the science of therapy with consideration of your unique needs. We have individual and group therapies staffed by graduate clinicians and university-level speech pathologists to guide you towards your communication goals. 

For more information about some of the programs we offer, visit our Fall and Spring Adult Services page. Otherwise, please call 303-492-5375 or email slhc@colorado.edu to see if CU is the right fit for you.