Play preparation for surgery. Comprehensive speech and language evaluations are done on all students to establish baseline data, and to plan appropriate methods and goals for habilitation. Continuity is provided to all students in individualized speech and language therapy, because the program includes both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Family and child expectations are discussed throughout the program. Yearly evalustions, measuring the development of speech and language, are provided to all students, including the children with cochlear implants.
All students receive psychological services.
Children who are candidates for a cochlear implant receive psychological follow-up as a process for monitoring changes in the child. Individual counselling is recommended for any student who shows a need. Periodic reassessment to monitor change and individual counseling as needed. Educational Services DePaul's teachers and other professional staff incorporate the implant's potential benefits into the educational experience of their students. Itinerant Speech and Hearing Services for public, private and parochial schools by negotiated contract.