This is a School of Education and College of Public Health collaboration. Outside Funding Original funding from Massachusetts Department of Education.
Program is now self-supporting.
The various techniques and theory application approaches to counseling as used by professionals in the communication disorders field will be delineated. The communication disorders seminars are designed for classroom and special education teachers, speech language pathologists, audiologists, and other support personnel. The format includes didactic lectures and interactive discussions. The Communication Disorders department places graduate students on-site to conduct clinical screenings for speech, language and auditory disorders for students in Springfield public schools. A one-day seminar discussing inclusion classroom issues.