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:

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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.

NeuroService Alliance Resource Handbook

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.