To contact us:

Phone: 606-788-7080

Fax: 606-788-7076

Toll free (Only in Ky) 1-800-443-2187

Deaf Services TTY 1-877-600-6111

E-mail: Tim Barber

 

Department of Speech-Language Pathology

The duties of the Speech Pathology Department at CDPVTC include the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of speech, language, and communication.  A speech/language evaluation can determine if a deficit exists or if professional intervention is needed.  The following areas may be addressed:

Language:

Between 6 and 8 million adults in the United States have some form of language impairment.  Many adults acquire disorders of language because of stroke, head injury, dementia, or brain tumors.  Language disorders also are found in adults who have failed to develop normal language skills because of mental retardation, autism, hearing impairment, or other congenital or acquired disorders of brain development.  Deficits in social communication skills (pragmatic) may also present problems.  Clients with severe and expressive communication disorders may receive augmentative/alternative communication evaluation/therapy.

Articulation:

An articulation disorder exists when consonant sound substitutions, omissions, additions, or distortions interfere with speech intelligibility.  Speech intelligibility may also be affected by muscle weakness caused by dysarthria, or motor planning deficits caused by apraxia.

Fluency:

Stuttering is a disorder of speech fluency that interrupts the forward flow of speech.  Everyone is dysfluent on occasion, but what differentiates the person who stutters from someone with normal speech dysfluency is the kind and amount of dysfluencies.

Voice:

Disorders of the voice involve problems with pitch (highness/lowness of voice), loudness (Volume), and quality (distinctive attributes).  These problems can occur if the nerves controlling the larynx are impaired because of an accident, a surgical procedure, a viral infection, or cancer.  Also, exposure to irritants (smoke, chemicals), or persistent abusive behaviors (screaming or coughing) may also cause voice problems.

Auditory Processing:

Persons with auditory processing disorders often do not recognize subtle differences between sounds in words.  Symptoms include: difficulty paying attention to and remembering information presented orally; problems following multistep directions; needing more time to process information; and poor listening skills.

Hearing:

Pure-tone hearing screenings are available on request.  Also tympanometry testing may be preformed to verify the presence or absence of middle ear effusion (fluid), as well as, disorders of the middle ear.

Consultative Services:

The speech pathology department also provides services to address problems in reading, study skills, organization, stress reduction, and time management.  We are also available to answer questions/concerns regarding swallowing/feeding problems.

 

If you have any question or need more information regarding speech pathology services, please contact: (606) 788-7080

 

 

Sha Reynolds, M.S. CC/SLP - ext.133

Sherry Prater, M.A. CC/SLP - ext.132