School's Clinic Educates and Provides Invaluable Community Service

Audiology Clinic Director, Jacque Georgeson, works with client Mateo

Hidden at the outer edge of campus, in a building owned by the San Diego Research Foundation, lies one of SDSU's little-known gems: its Communications Clinic.

A stellar example of the university's commitment to both the absolute finest education of our students, as well as outstanding service to our community, the Communications Clinic is run by the School of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

Focusing on two main areas, audiology and speech-language pathology, the clinic provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services to individuals who have communicative deficits due to limitations of speech, language and/or hearing. Graduate and doctoral students who are studying to be professionals in speech-language pathology or audiology receive all of their on-campus clinical education in this facility.

The clinic provides services to approximately 800 patients annually, creating a large and positive impact on our community. What's more, 60 students receive a hands-on education each year under top-notch and professionally certified faculty supervisors.

Patients of the clinic choose to use these services for a variety of reasons, which include excellent care and a positive, energetic environment. However, there is another reason that falls directly in line with our college's commitment to the community: a sliding pay scale. No one is ever denied service to at the clinic due to an inability to pay.

A private practice speech-language pathologist or audiologist may charge $80 to $120 per hour for treatment-a steep sum for so many. However, at the Communications Clinic, treatment costs begin at $22 per hour, an amount often reduced due to a patient's financial status. Unfortunately, the clinic does operate with a waiting list, as demand greatly exceeds available resources.

Our college is proud to be the source of critical, high-quality care for patients who range in age from infants to the elderly; for more information, please contact the Communications Clinic at (619) 594-6477.

Real Solutions to Real Problems can be Found in C2C

"Linking Campus to Community" is the tagline for SDSU's new service, C2C. This comprehensive online directory lists the nearly 200 public service programs in health, education and small business that SDSU provides to our community-for free or a nominal fee.

The College of Health & Human Services plays a large role in this guide, due to our commitment to the "helping professions." The many services available through our college can provide support to the public in a variety of ways. For example, a user looking for help in being assessed for a hearing aid will be able to learn about the Communications Clinic; a county child welfare worker can sigh up through their employers for the comprehensive, competency based in-service training program for the public child welfare staff of five southern California counties. These are only two of many resources available to the community.

This wide array of services provided through SDSU can be found at http://c2c.sdsu.edu.