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USA Speech and Hearing Clinic
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Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology
1119 HAHN, 5721 USA Drive North.
Mobile, AL 36688-0002
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CONTACT THE CLINIC
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To schedule clinical services or
get additional information: (251) 445-9378
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Fax: (251)
445-9377
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USA SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC
MISSION STATEMENT
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The University of South Alabama Speech
and Hearing Clinic is operated and maintained as a clinical instruction
facility of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology in the College
of Allied Health Professions. The clinic serves two primary purposes: to
provide services in speech, language and hearing to citizens of Mobile and
surrounding areas, and to provide the supervised clinical experiences
needed by the students for graduation and to obtain professional
licensure/certification. Because the USA Speech and Hearing Clinic
functions as a service facility and teaching facility, activities and
procedures address both purposes. Diagnostic and treatment services in
speech, language and hearing are provided to persons of all ages and with
all types of speech-language and hearing disorders.
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CLINIC POLICIES
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The policies established for the Speech
and Hearing Clinic are consistent with policies established by the university,
college and department. Clinic policies also follow the Scopes of Practice
in Audiology
and Speech-Language
Pathology, and the Code
of Ethics established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
No discrimination is made according to ethnic origin, gender, age, religion
or disability in evaluation and treatment of clients.
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The Privacy Rules of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) took effect April 14, 2003.
Although client confidentiality has always been a priority at the clinic,
the new federal regulations mandated that the clinic, being a Covered
Entity, establish further safeguards for protected health information
(PHI). In compliance with HIPAA, all faculty and staff, as well as students
involved directly or indirectly with client care, receive training
regarding the Privacy Rules. Additionally, the clinic makes available to
each client a Notice
of Patient Privacy.
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ACCREDITATION
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USA Speech and Hearing Clinic is operated
in association with two graduate degree programs, the Master of Science in
Speech Language Pathology and the Doctor of Audiology, which are both
accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and
Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA). Changes in policies and procedures of the USA Speech
and Hearing Clinic will be made from time to time in order to maintain
compliance with accreditation requirements.
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SERVICES OFFERED
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Individuals of all ages receive assessment
and intervention services at the USA Speech and Hearing Clinic. The following
list of the speech, language and hearing assessment services are available:
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- Audiological Evaluations
- Electrophysiological Testing (ABR, AARB, ECoG, ENG)
- Otoacoustic Emissions Testing
- Auditory Processing Evaluations
- Hearing Aid and Assistive Device Evaluations
- Hearing Aid and Assistive Device Dispensing
- Assessment of Cochlear Implant Candidacy
- Cochlear Implant Mapping
- Speech and Language Evaluations
- Voice Diagnostics (Laryngovideostroboscopy)
- Swallowing Diagnostics
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The clinic offers intervention
services for the following disorders:
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- Auditory Processing Disorders
- Stuttering
- Aphasia
- Language Problems
- Articulation Problems
- Voice Problems
- Dysphagia (Swallowing Problems)
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The following special
intervention programs are also offered:
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- Audiologic (Re)habilitation
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