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Maryjane Rees Center- Speech and Language Clinic
For close to 65 years, the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, formally known as the department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, has remained committed to providing the community with exceptional speech, language, and hearing services through our on-campus clinic, the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center.
Not only have we produced top-ranked clinicians throughout the years with our highly respected clinical education, we have positively impacted the lives of thousands of people across the life span by providing compassionate and quality-based services.
Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Endowed fund
A few years ago, the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center transitioned to a donations only model that has allowed the Center to broaden its reach into the community, making our clinical services accessible to all.
Our current goal is to grow our endowed fund to provide long-term financial support for the Maryjane Rees, Language Speech and Hearing Center, ensuring our ability to provide ongoing evidence-based, contemporary practice and training for current and future generations of students and community members.
Money donated to the Maryjane Rees, Language, Speech and Hearing Center will support the endowment and the training of our graduate clinicians and the services we provide to our community members.
Donations in any amount will help us maintain our tradition of providing exceptional clinical services in our on-campus clinic. Donations can be dropped off in the secure box in the clinic (during clinic operating hours) for processing by Sacramento State Office of Advancement or you may also donate online at:
All those who have donated will be invited to join us at our annual Clinic Open House, held each year in May. We welcome the opportunity to showcase our students and clients, honoring all those who have joined our Circle of Golden Hearts.
Join our circle, and together we can change lives!
Location and Contact information
Phone: (916) 278-6601
Email: speechclinic@csus.edu
Mailing Address:
Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street MS 6071
Sacramento, CA 95819
Physical Location
Folsom Hall 2203,
7667 Folsom Boulevard,
Sacramento, CA 95826
Staff
- Kathleen J. Abendroth, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-CLS, Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator
- Kim Celine Goyena, Admin Support Coordinator II
Speech & Language Services Overview
Assessment and therapy are available for children, teens, and adults with communication challenges. Therapy is provided in individual and small-group formats. Some areas of focus include:
- Accent Modification
- Alaryngeal Speech
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Auditory Processing
- Cleft Palate
- Cognition
- Dysarthria
- Expressive Language
- Hearing Loss
- Reading Disorders
- Receptive Language
- Social Pragmatic Language
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Stuttering
- Transgender Voice Therapy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Voice Disorders
Accent Modification
Professionals and students who are non-native American-English speakers can improve their American-English speaking skills for academic, social and business enhancement. Individual and group therapy sessions are customized to the communication needs of each client using functional communication activities.
Accent Modification services benefit:
- International students and faculty
- Business professionals
- Allied health and medical practitioners
- Clergy and other leaders
- Customer service and telecommunications professionals
Language & Literacy
Our clinic offers comprehensive language-literacy evaluations conducted by student clinicians who, in collaboration with Clinical Instructors, determine appropriate recommendations and provide individual and small-group clinic-based sessions to individuals with language-based reading problems and developmental reading disabilities, including dyslexia.
Our clinic offers comprehensive language-literacy evaluations conducted by student clinicians who, in collaboration with Clinical Instructors, determine appropriate recommendations and provide individual and small-group clinic-based sessions to individuals with language-based reading problems and developmental reading disabilities, including dyslexia.
Neuro Service Alliance
NEURO SERVICE ALLIANCE (NeuroSA) is designed especially for adults with acquired neurogenic communication and/or cognitive disorders. Within NeuroSA, a broad range of services are available including traditional therapy provided by supervised graduate clinicians, and a variety of group-based programs provided by trained and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
This program includes a variety of opportunities for persons with aphasia. These aphasia-friendly activities include conversation-based groups, Communication Recovery Groups-Sacramento (CRG-SAC), weekly Aphasia Book Club (ABC) meetings that are offered in English or Spanish, and a weekly art class that blends creativity and communication. Future growth within NeuroSA includes programs for persons and their significant others who are living with dementia, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson’s disease. Finally, for those individuals who may benefit from using smart phones, tablets and other devices, a future program, Creating Access with Technology, will offer interested individuals with invaluable training and practice to support improved competence, confidence, and independence with technology.
In addition, our on-campus clinic provides exceptional individual speech and language therapy for those individuals of all ages who are experiencing neurogenic cognitive-communication deficits associated with stroke, brain injury, concussion, progressive disorders, and other neurological impairment. Therapy sessions are designed to maximize the cognitive and/or communication abilities of individual clients and utilize broad communication or cognitive strategies. Our faculty provide expert knowledge and real-world experience to guide and support student clinicians, ensuring skillful therapy that is sensitive to the needs of each client.
Gender Affirming Voice Therapy
The Gender Affirming Voice Clinic is dedicated to individuals who want to use a healthy, normal voice in their chosen professional, personal, and gender roles. The clinic is designed to educate and train clients in producing voice with optimum qualities in a sustainable manner so that individuals can present themselves in a way that they are comfortable with across situations and settings.
The Gender Affirming Voice Clinic is part of the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center at Sacramento State, an education and training facility preparing students for careers in speech-language pathology and audiology. The Gender Affirming Voice clinic specializes in the evaluation and treatment of conditions that limit one’s ability to communicate freely. This includes non-verbal communication such as gesture, facial expression, and posture as well as the melody, rhythm, and length of speech.
Audiologic services
The Maryjane Rees Center- Audiology Clinic provides much-needed audiologic services for the community.
The Clinic serves as the on-campus training site for Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) students and undergraduate students in Communication Sciences and Disorders, preparing them to become highly competent professionals in the field of audiology. Au.D. students and supervising audiologists provide evidence-based services to people with hearing, balance, and related disorders across the lifespan.
For more information, visit the Maryjane Rees Center- Audiology Clinic website