Augmentative communication and
speech therapy

These volunteer opportunities are available for individuals with backgrounds in psychology or education.

The volunteer will be under direct supervision of a Speech Language Pathologist and will implement what is directed as part of the overall client treatment goal.

Current opportunities are:

• Programming and development of a communication notebook and a Dynamyte for an adult male with cerebral palsy
• Page review and reprogramming of a Dynamyte for an adult female with cerebral palsy
• Therapy material development and clinic device development for Speech Therapy to be used with children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities for therapy and evaluation
• Programming and development of a Chat PC for a 11 year old boy with speech apraxia
• Therapy material goal bank development for increasing skills with augmentative communication device users
• Developing training materials for staff who work in community living programs to improve device implementation
• Creating videotapes of current adaptive telephone and communication device users
• Creating communication profiles for nonverbal or dysarthic clients for their community living program
• Creating back up communication book for an elderly male client with cerebral palsy and recent CVA
• Creating one page handouts for clients on available devices and clinical process for obtaining communication devices.
• Cataloging CD ROMS according to skill area and language/cognitive level
• Assisting in social communication group therapy with adults with developmental disabilities

Please view the Internships page for further opportunities.

For further information, please contact Donna Cole-Wilson by email or call 206.826.1028.

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