UM Speech & Hearing

We are currently recruiting for spring SPARK clinic! 
 
Parents and caregivers: is your child...
3-5 years old
Difficult to understand
Struggling to say speech sounds
Showing no apparent delays in other developmental areas (hearing, motor, cognition...)
 
If this sounds like your child, they may be able to join our group & study for 12-24 speech therapy session!
 
Contact Amy Glaspey at [email protected] or (406) 243-2106

Interested in Study Abroad? Check out STEM Professional Experiences in South Africa 2025!
 
This program provides undergraduate students studying STEM with the opportunity to experience immersion in South African culture while earing credit with UM. Participants with South African professionals to learn about diverse workplace practices. Additionally, students in this program will participate in lectures and class discussions in order to promote a practical understanding of the dynamics of community particularly as they related to clinical & health sciences!
 
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SLHOS apparel store open now through Oct 27 for all of your early holiday shopping! Treat your family members and friends - or treat yoself! - to a variety of SLP and OT goods. 
 
The best part? A portion of each sale goes directly to our fund to renovate our audiology booths in the clinic. Look good and help us bring hearing research and services to UM!
 
Link in bio to purchase. 
 
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Thinking of graduate school? Come to the fall 2024 SLP Graduate Information Session! Monday, 10/7 at 4 pm via Zoom. RSVP at link in bio to get a Zoom link sent directly to you the morning of 10/7. [email protected] with questions!
 
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Check our our amazing colleagues in the news! T minus one year until we get those new OT students in here... 
 
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Thank you to The Montana Speech-Language Hearing Association for keeping us updated and all your hard work. The SLPA licensing forms are now live on the state board page but do listen to this update from MSHA to hear the latest.

Assistant licensure is LIVE! Check social media and email June 13 for more information. Questions about SLPA/AA licensure? Email [email protected] and we’ll do our best to respond. Should we have a town hall zoom to talk about Assistants? Comment below.

Join us for our first Brain Break of 2024!  🧠  Stop by Curry 008 next Tuesday March 5 for some art, good food, relaxation, and community. 
 
Lots of gratitude to our MSW student creators Susan Erickson and Kate Sholy!!!  🙏
 
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Are you ready to YETI?!?! Summer camp applications are officially open on our website and via link in bio. Call us at 406-243-2405 or email the clinic with any questions.

Summer BSAP ICAP applications are OPEN, PEOPLE!
 
We’re thrilled to be bringing back our summer Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program, which offers incredible evidence-based treatment for people with aphasia and their care partners as well as, of course, invaluable clinical training for our students. 
 
Check out the link in our bio for more information and to apply.

Montana Basketball is hosting the Anthony Johnson tribute game this Saturday at 7 pm against South Dakota. Johnson passed away unexpectedly in November.
 
Johnson and his wife and former Lady Griz basketball player, Shaunte Nance-Johnson, have been supporters of UM’s autism inclusion and programming efforts led by our very own Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson. You can celebrate the life of Johnson at the game, and also by donating to UM autism inclusion and programming efforts (which supports programs like MOSSAIC and YETI) at the link in our bio.
 
We’re sending love and gratitude to Shaunte and their three kiddos, with a particular shoutout to Apollo-Kahn, described in a recent SupportUM article as a “brilliant autistic 6-year-old.”
 
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Attention! We are running SPARK speech groups in the clinic again spring semester! We’re currently recruiting kiddos ages 3-6 who are difficult to understand for clinic groups as well as a research project. 
 
AND... don’t get TOO excited yet.. but our plan is to run speech groups in the summer as well, so stay tuned for more info!
 
See link in bio for SPARK website and contact info.

Happy Holidays from SLHOS Faculty & Staff!
 
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