Communication Disorders Conference Clinic

Communication Disorders Conference (CDC) is an interdisciplinary diagnostic clinic funded by the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB). CDC operates within the John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Clinic, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Patients, birth to 21 years of age, are offered a free evaluation by a team of specialists including an otorhinolarngology physician (ENT), a developmental pediatrician, an audiologist, a speech-language pathologist, and a social worker. Referrals to this team are made by physicians, dentists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, teachers, and parents from all over the state of Oklahoma. Children with a variety of communication, health and behavior concerns including speech delays or disorders, voice disorders, language delay or disorders, hearing loss, pervasive developmental delays, Attention deficit Disorder, Central Auditory Processing disorders, and general developmental delays are evaluated through this clinic. Graduate Interns in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, under the direct supervision of a Clinical Supervisor, evaluate patients and participate with the interdisciplinary team members who make the diagnosis and recommendations for children seen in the clinic.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is proud to have a grant from MCHB that focuses on training professionals in the prevention, identification, and treatment of communication disorders. Our Department’s history of excellence in diagnostics and teaching has been rewarded with the renewal of this grant in every five-year competition for the past 35 years.