Referral for Speech, Language and Swallowing Services
The Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Outreach Center at Eastern New Mexico University, affectionately known as the "Speech Clinic" by the CDIS students, provides high quality and affordable services to clients of all ages. We serve as a regional diagnostic and treatment center to help clients with a variety of communicative disorders. Our clinical services are available to the general public and are provided by both ENMU faculty and CDIS graduate students under the supervision of a certified and licensed CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathologist).
We accept physician and self-referrals. We are able to bill third party payers. Clients may also self-pay. Please contact Kristina Dunsworth at 575.562.2156 for more information.
Speech, Language and Swallowing Services
The ENMU SHROC provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services to clients with hearing impairments, deafness, autism spectrum disorders, language and literacy disabilities, learning disabilities, cognitive impairments, and developmental delays, as well as those who have suffered a brain injury, stroke or other acquired progressive neurological disorders such as Parkinson's. Our speech-language services include diagnosis and treatment of the following disorders and difficulties:
- Articulation: Difficulty pronouncing sounds or words due to apraxia, dysarthria, structural/anatomical differences, traditional/phonological delays or disorders, and/or other etiologies.
- Receptive/Expressive Language: Difficulty understanding and using language due to developmental delays, learning disabilities, or aphasia due to a stroke or brain injury.
- Literacy: Difficulty with reading, including dyslexia, reading comprehension, and difficulties relating to spelling, composition, and written language.
- Swallowing: Difficulty chewing or swallowing due to developmental delays, structural/anatomical differences, or following a stroke or accident.
- Fluency: Difficulty with fluent expression of speech, to include stuttering and cluttering.
- Voice and Resonance: Difficulty with pitch, quality, loudness, or hyper/hyponasality of the voice.
- Endoscopic and Stroboscopic Assessment of the voice, swallowing, and resonance.
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Services: Learning to use assistive technology to communicate.
- Cognitive Communication: Difficulty with any aspect of communication that is negatively affected or disrupted by cognition and may include difficulties with attention, perception, memory, organization, and executive functioning skills.
- Social Skills Training: Difficulty interacting and communicating with others; This may include verbal and non-verbal challenges that interfere with educational progress, professional development, and positive and meaningful social relationships.
Elective Services: We provide a range of elective services to include changes to accents or voice/resonance.
Audiology Services
We are not able to bill insurance for Audiological Services at this time. Please contact Dr. Lingnau at 575.562.2158 for more information.
Location
Services can be provided on campus or via telepractice. The Speech and Hearing Clinic is located on the second floor of Lea Hall on S. Avenue K on the ENMU campus. The elevator is located near the west entrance to the building.
Parking
Parking is available on the street in front of Lea Hall or in the parking lot in front of the Campus Union Building. Handicap parking is available in the parking lot and on the Campus Union circular drive next to Lea Hall.
Visitors need to secure a parking pass from the ENMU Department of Public Safety to avoid ticketing. Please contact Data Support Specialist, Kristina Dunsworth at 575.562.2156 for additional information, or if you experience difficulties with parking.
Hours of Operation
The ENMU SHROC is open Monday through Friday. The clinic is closed on days that the university is also closed. In the event of weather conditions, ENMU may be closed. Weather closing information is available on the ENMU Information line at 575.562.4636.
Clinic Fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Speech/Language Evaluation | $150–$175 |
| Speech/Language Treatment | $80 per session |
| Dysphagia/Feeding Evaluation | $170–$175 |
| Dysphagia/Feeding Treatment | $135 per session |
Licensing
All supervisors hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as well as a current license to practice in the state of New Mexico. All student clinicians and supervisors carry liability insurance as recommended by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Clinical Mission
The Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Outreach Center operates as a teaching clinic to provide an active learning environment in which undergraduate and graduate students observe and participate in the assessment and management of communication disorders through supervised clinical experiences.
Our mission is twofold:
- To meet the needs of the community and to better serve those having communicative impairments by providing high quality but affordable diagnostic and rehabilitative services.
- To provide an educational venue whereby CDIS students may obtain active learning practicum experiences within certification guidelines as specified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
ADA Compliance
Students, faculty, staff, and clients of the ENMU Communicative Disorders Program are treated equitably without regard to age; citizenship; disability; ethnicity; gender; gender expression; gender identity; genetic information; national origin, including culture, language, dialect, and accent; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; or veteran status. The institution and program comply with all applicable laws, regulation and executive orders, and we will not discriminate based on any category prohibited by applicable law.
Confidentiality and ASHA Code of Ethics
All faculty, student clinicians, and licensed supervisors are bound by the ASHA Code of Ethics. The guidelines ensure that competent and high-quality services are provided in a manner that is consistent with the professional code of ethics. All supervisors, student clinicians, and staff maintain client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA requirements, and all records are kept in a secure location. All student clinicians sign a confidentiality statement each year stating they understand the terms of confidentiality and will abide by these terms.
For more Information
Laura Bucknell
Clinic Director, Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Outreach Center
Location: Lea Hall (LH), Room 203
Phone: 575.562.4232
