The Harry Jersig Center, the service and training facility for Our Lady of the Lake University's Jersig Communication Disorders Program, is a speech, language, and hearing clinic dedicated to serving the needs of children and adults in the San Antonio area who are communicatively disabled. The clinic locations are available to provide convenient and expanded services to the community. The goal of this group is to stimulate the development of language skills.
Treatment is individualized to the client's needs.
The Aphasia group is comprised of two to five individuals who are in need of continued speech therapy following stroke. The treatment is designed to facilitate verbal and nonverbal skills in an effort to maximize communicative effectiveness. Audiological Evaluations Audiological evaluations include a battery of tests designed to determine an individual's hearing sensitivity and need for therapy, medical treatment, or hearing aid services. Following medical release, individuals exhibiting a variety of voice disorders including harsh, hoarse, nasal or breathy voice quality, or disorders of pitch will be provided with techniques to enhance voice use and eliminate inappropriate habits that perpetuate a problem. Laryngectomee Treatment Patients who have had their larynx surgically removed may be provided with training in the use of electolarynges, esophageal speech, or tracheo-esophageal prosthesis to facilitate fluent speech.