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.
