Treatment programs are individualized to each child's communication profile and unique learning style. The treatment framework and many of the strategies used in the Phonology Clinic are supported by research that was conducted and continues in the Phonology Project.

Facilities
The Phonology Clinic includes two large assessment/treatment rooms, each with adjoining observation/audio-visual control rooms. The assessment/treatment rooms are fully equipped with child-friendly furniture, adult-sized furniture for conferencing with parents, and several cabinets that house a variety of treatment materials. Digital video cameras positioned unobtrusively in each room produce excellent video close-ups and high quality audio. The nearby waiting room and facilities are fully accessible to persons with special needs.

Schedule
The clinic operates on the university semester schedule, including the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Children are typically scheduled for 2 fifty-minute individual sessions each week. Some children are seen for 1 ninety-minute session per week.

Parent participation
Parent involvement is an essential component of each child's treatment program. Parent training programs are individualized. Using demonstrations, discussions, and guided practice, as needed, parents learn how to support changes in their children's production of speech sounds.

Consultation with other speech-language service providers
As part of the child's treatment program, staff in the Phonology Clinic maintain communication with the child's other speech-language service providers, when appropriate, to compliment and coordinate services.

In addition, Phonology Clinic staff are available by phone or email for consultative services to discuss treatment strategies for children who are making minimal or no progress in their current treatment programs for speech delays or intelligibility issues.

Fees
There are no direct fees for speech services in the Phonology Clinic. Services are indirectly supported by the Phonology Project. Parents agree to the use of their child's assessment and treatment data for research purposes and to participate in any clinical research projects being pursued in the Phonology Clinic. All data are anonymized for analysis and reporting purposes.

Further information
For additional information or to arrange for services in the Phonology Clinic, please call Joan Kwiatkowski at (608) 263-5798.