Services
Comprehensive speech and language evaluations, and subsequent treatment, are offered by senior-level student clinicians under the direct supervision of speech-language pathologists certified by the American Speech-language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Clients are scheduled for two half-hour sessions per week. Parents are encouraged to work closely with their child's student clinician by observing weekly sessions through one-way mirrors, carrying out practice at home, and offering feedback concerning their child's progress. USAO students and USAO's Child Development Lab also are served through the clinic.
Student clinicians and their supervisors are equipped to serve clients with a variety of speech and language disorders including speech sound disorders, childhood language disorders, global developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders. Cost of evaluation is $30, and therapy is $60 for a trimester.
Clinic Staff
The clinic is led by ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists who are also the principal faculty for the department. Students in the speech-language pathology program at USAO are required to work directly with clients with communication disorders under their supervision. Students must be at senior level, have completed 25 observation hours and required specialized course work, and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
Facilities
The John A. Morris Speech and Language Clinic has operated as a part of USAO since 1972 seeing clients and their families from Chickasha and the surrounding area. The clinic is named in honor of John A. Morris, who founded the program in 1945. Since 1995, the clinic has been located in the northeast wing of Gary Hall, Suite 116. The facility includes office space for faculty and clinic supervisors, five therapy rooms with adjoining observation rooms, a waiting room for clients, and a well-stocked material/workroom for student clinicians.
Contact
Anyone interested in services from the John A. Morris Speech and Language Clinic or in the speech-language pathology program at USAO can contact Karen Karner, Clinic Director, at (405) 574-1274 or at kkarner@usao.edu.