Speech-Language Pathology
Northern Prairie Community Clinic provides a full range of services including evaluation, treatment, screening, and consultation for communication disorders.
NPCC is a welcoming and safe space for all individuals. Both individual and group therapy services are available. Graduate students work under the supervision of ASHA certified and North Dakota licensed faculty members.
Areas of Evaluation and Treatment
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- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Autism
- Dyslexia
- Hearing screenings
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Laryngectomy/Head-Neck Cancer
- Developmental Language Disorders (DLD)
- Neurological Disorders (such as Parkinson’s, ALS, etc.)
- Social/Pragmatic Communication Disorder
- Speech Sound Disorders, including those due to Cleft Palate
- Stroke-Related Disorders (such as Aphasia, Apraxia, Dysarthria, etc.)
- Stuttering/Fluency
- Swallowing/Dysphagia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Voice and Resonance Disorders and Difference
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Group Therapy
Language and Literacy is a child-centered group designed for preschool-age children. Typically, the group is comprised of six children and is led by graduate student clinicians under the supervision of a faculty member from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The purpose of the group is to target overall speech and language development, pre-literacy skills, and social interactions. All skills are targeted through interactive play as well as structured activities. Weekly themes are used to incorporate specific vocabulary and phonological awareness activities (e.g. rhyming and sound play), building a solid foundation for developing reading and writing skills.
The group meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 - 11 a.m.
Northern Prairie Community Clinic is pleased to offer a speech therapy program to help individuals with Parkinson’s regain and maintain effective communication: SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program.
SPEAK OUT!® places emphasis on speaking with intent and converting speech from an automatic function to an intentional act. Together, patients and their speech-language pathologist work through a series of speech, voice, and cognitive exercises outlined in a SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program.
In addition to individual therapy, the program includes a group therapy class to enhance maintenance of exercises and allow group members to provide support, encouragement, and accountability to one another. Participation in the SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program along with daily home practice has been shown to help patients maintain their communication skills throughout the progression of Parkinson's.
Participation in SPEAK OUT®, along with daily home practice has been shown to help patients maintain their communication skills throughout the progression of Parkinson’s.
The SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program was developed at Parkinson Voice Project in Richardson, TX.
The Toddler Language Circle (TLC) is designed for children 22 months to 36 months of age. Speech, language and social interactions are targeted through play-based activities. The group is semi-structured to help toddlers anticipate routines and participate in group activities. The group-based model uses peer interaction with various prompts (i.e., expansion, modeling, and imitation) to teach independent communication.
TLC is held twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 - 10:30 a.m.
This in-person group provides an opportunity for people with aphasia to work on their communication skills in a fun and supported environment with their peers. Sessions are highly interactive and facilitated by a speech-language pathologist and graduate students.