Communication Sciences
& Disorders

The College of Saint Rose is one of the elite schools accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, making the College's communication sciences & disorders program one of the best in the nation. When you study communication sciences & disorders at Saint Rose, you will develop the skills to serve children and adults who have speech, language and/or hearing disabilities and you will become highly competitive for graduate study in communication sciences and disorders. According to Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Spring 2000, p. 18), employment for speech-language pathologists and audiologists is predicted to grow much faster than average because of technological advances, an aging population, and an increase in services contracted by hospitals, managed care, education and other health care providers. As a Saint Rose graduate in communication disorders, you will find numerous employment opportunities working with populations across the life span in a wide range of education and health care settings.

THE SAINT ROSE DIFFERENCE
In the communication sciences & disorders program you will
study normal communication; the scientific bases of
speech and hearing; and communication disorders.
The Saint Rose program is one of few programs in
New York state offering separate, clinically oriented classes in each of the following domains:

• articulation and phonology
• augmentative-alternative communication
• fluency
  
• hearing
• language
  
• voice

The department is committed to integrating classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience. The College's strong liberal education combined with this professional curriculum will prepare you for graduate study.

OUR MENTORING FACULTY
The communication sciences & disorders faculty is nationally and internationally recognized for its scholarly work in a variety of areas, including stuttering, brain injury, counseling, augmentative-alternative communication, audiology for the speech-language pathologist, and gerontology. Faculty scholarship is actively integrated into the department's curriculum affording you the opportunity to work closely with
a team of experts. While teaching and supervising student-clinicians is the first priority of our professors, faculty members also hold leadership positions in state, national and international organizations, helping to set policy for New York state and the nation. Communication sciences & disorders majors are encouraged to take an active role in departmental policy-making through involvement in NSSLHA, the fall and spring program meetings and representation at weekly faculty meetings.

PAULINE K. WINKLER SPEECH-
LANGUAGE-HEARING CENTER
The Pauline K. Winkler Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is the College's on-campus clinic located in the Joy S. Emery Educational and Clinical Services Center. Here, Saint Rose students complete observations and practica under the supervision of Saint Rose faculty and clinical staff. We are particularly proud of our specialized programs, including our nationally recognized stuttering therapy program, our expanding preschool/early intervention program, and our treatment services for those with traumatic brain injuries.

FIELD EXPERIENCE
The Communication Sciences & Disorders Department has a unique and comprehensive sequence of clinical field experiences starting in the first year and culminating with an integrated, full-year clinical practice experience and seminar during the senior year. The sequence of clinical experiences includes:

• Level 1 Aide Work: During year one, students assist and observe a speech-language pathologist in a clinical setting.
• Level 2 Aide Work: During the second year, students observe a public school therapist for two days and a classroom teacher for two days.
• Clinical Methods and Supervised Observation: In the third year of study, students will learn how to plan and implement speech and language services in a variety of clinical settings.
• Students complete 25 hours of observation of therapy and diagnostic sessions under the supervision of an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist.
• Supervised Clinical Practice: In the final year of study, students will take part in a yearlong clinical experience that includes supervised assessment and treatment of clients with speech and language problems. Students share their clinical experiences with peers in a required seminar.

CAREERS & GRADUATE STUDY
With a bachelor's degree in communicationsciences & disorders, students find employment in fields related to education, health care and communications. However, graduates must earn a master's degree in order to become a licensed, nationally certified speech-language pathologist. Students who complete the master's degree program at Saint Rose are able to find employment immediately after graduation. As a Saint Rose graduate in communication sciences & disorders, you will be well prepared to pursue graduate study. Many students who receive their bachelor's degrees from Saint Rose elect to apply to the College's well-regarded master's program in communication sciences & disorders, where they can continue to study with the expert faculty that they have come to regard as mentors. The graduate program, leading to the Master of Science in Education degree, satisfies the academic and clinical requirements for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), New York state licensure and New York state teaching certification.

Saint Rose communication sciences & disorders undergraduates who have chosen to pursue graduate study at other institutions have been accepted to a variety of prestigious graduate programs. In fact, some Saint Rose graduates report being placed in advanced level master's study due to their thorough undergraduate preparation at Saint Rose.

MODERATE PRICE AND AGGRESSIVE FINANCIAL AID
The College of Saint Rose has one of the lowest tuitions of all New York state private colleges and we offer a variety of scholarships, including multicultural and academic talent. More than 90% of our students receive several forms of
financial aid.

Meet the Faculty

The Communication Disorders Department of The College of Saint Rose embraces a philosophy of clinical service delivery that is consistent with the ethical standards, scope of practice, and current standards of practice of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. It is our goal to serve individuals with communication disorders in the most effective and humane manner possible and to ensure that our students commit themselves to this fundamental clinical value. Achieving this goal requires acquisition of a large number of clinical skills and competencies, and their flexible application to meet varied clinical needs.

Clinical Philosophy of the Communication Sciences & Disorders Department

National Student
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
You will have ample opportunity to keep abreast of professional development within the field, as Saint Rose is home to a chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA). With strong undergraduate leadership and faculty involvement, NSSLHA sponsors a number of professional and social events throughout the year, including an on-campus spring conference at which nationally known experts present workshops on state-of-the-art issues.

The department faculty strives
to foster the development of students' values related to integrity and ethical behavior, academic excellence, lifelong learning and pursuit of knowledge, collegiality and community service, and sensitivity to the issues of cultural diversity. This will allow the student to hold paramount the well-being of clients and their families/caregivers.

From the Mission Statement of the Communication Sciences & Disorders Department

Martha A. Boose, Ph.D.
Specialty: augmentative-alternative communication, phonology

Donna Cooperman, D.A.
Specialty: stuttering, diagnostic
evaluation, clinical methods

David DeBonis, Ph.D.
Communication Disorders Department Chair
Specialty: audiology, educational
psychology

Jim Feeney, M.S.
Specialty: developmental disabilities, literacy, augmentive communication, traumatic brain injury.

John Pickering, Jr., Ph.D.,
Assistant Dean
Specialty: voice, speech and
hearing science

Anne Toolan Rowley, M.A.
Specialty: language development, school age and written language disorders

Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D.
Specialty: brain injury, child language, child language disorders

Jeanne McDonald, M.S.
Preschool Services Coordinator

Sarah Coons, M.S.
Primary College Supervisor

Kathleen Kelleher-Assael, M.S.
Clinical Supervisor