Speech & Hearing Clinic
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Speech & Hearing Clinic
At Mercy we believe that learning happens by doing and have designed our programs to provide hands-on experience while students are still in school. The Speech and Hearing Clinic helps our students gain the practical real-world knowledge they will need to stand out from the crowd.
Students participate in at least two in-house clinical practicums and two externship placements to facilitate hands-on learning and earn clinical hours toward their certification. Externship placements are available in a variety of clinical settings, including schools, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and outpatient clinics. All clinical experiences are monitored by the program to allow students the opportunity to treat a variety of clinical diagnoses and a diverse population of clients.
Our Speech and Hearing Center is located on our Dobbs Ferry Campus and has been providing services to the Mercy community and area residents for over 30 years.
The center provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and individualized therapy programs for people of all ages with intellectual disabilities, speech, language, swallowing or hearing disorders.
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Meet Your Faculty
All core faculty serve as clinical educators/supervisors and practicing clinicians.
Center Services
Audiology
Comprehensive Audiological Evaluations
- Pure tone audiometry
- Speech audiometry
- Middle ear analysis
Specialized Assessments
- Otoacoustic emission testing (OAE)
- Auditory processing testing (age 7 and older)
Audiological Screenings for Hearing Loss
- Preschool/school-aged children
- Adults/elderly
Communication Skills Assessment
- Evaluation of hearing
- Consultation services
Group Services
- Aphasia Group
- Blooming Talkers Group
- College Student Social Pragmatic Group
- Gender Affirming Voice Group
- Pediatric Feeding Therapy Group
- Social Skills Group
- Traumatic Brain Injury Group
Language
Evaluation and treatment of:
- Delayed receptive and expressive language
- Specific language impairment
- Auditory processing of language
- Language based learning disabilities
- Stroke (Aphasia)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Neurological Diseases
Speech
Evaluation and treatment of:
- Articulation
- Phonology
- Oral Motor
- Apraxia
- Dysarthria
- Voice
- Fluency
Fees, Forms & Information
Fees
Fees for our services are available upon request. Please contact the Center for more information.
The Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association offers graduate students assurance that the academic and clinical practicum experience obtained in a program of study meets nationally established standards. A complaint about any accredited program or program in candidacy status may be submitted by any student, instructional staff member, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and/or member of the public. Follow this link to the CAA procedures: who have complaints related to the quality of the Program may also contact the CAA by writing to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland, 20850. The Mercy University Speech and Hearing Center does not discriminate in the delivery of professional services to clients on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or status as a parent.
Hours
Therapy follows the University schedule and is available during the fall, spring and summer semesters with convenient evening and Saturday hours.