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Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders
About the Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders
The Lebanon Valley College Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders is a free clinic available to children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders. Evaluations and interventions are provided by graduate student clinicians who are supervised by highly trained clinical educators with years of clinical experience. The speech-language pathology faculty and clinical educators work closely with graduate student clinicians to create treatment plans that use evidence-based practices.
What Can Students Expect?
The LVC Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders provides graduate speech-language pathology (SLP) students opportunities to evaluate and treat individuals under the direct supervision of ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists and an audiologist. With assistance from the clinical educators, SLP students will select and administer appropriate diagnostic tools, determine realistic and appropriate plans of treatment, and provide intervention services to clients in our center. Clinical educators will provide supervision to the SLP students as required by CFCC guidelines.
Department’s Mission
The mission of the Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology (CSD/SLP) program at Lebanon Valley College is to support the critical thinking and reflective capacity of our students through closely mentored relationships which enable all students to grow to their potential. This departmental mission aligns with the student-centered mission of Lebanon Valley College that embraces differences and seeks to empower students with a professional education based upon the liberal arts. We believe in the mission of the College to provide immersive learning experiences that will aid in the development of analytical decision-making skills using reflective practice and evidence-based approaches. We educate students to be clinically and culturally competent clinicians that serve the diverse needs of people with communication and swallowing disorders. The rigorous curriculum offers courses to help students think critically and comply with ethical standards expected by those holding the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Certificate of Clinical Competence. We encourage the students to pursue citizenship and lifelong learning.
The Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders is a free clinic and does not require insurance.
Clinic Days & Contact Info
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Spring 2026: January 19–April 24, 2026
Appointment times will vary by semester. Therapy sessions will run in the fall, spring, and early summer and follow the LVC Academic Calendar.
120 Heisey Road, Annville, Pa. 17003
Fax: 717-867-6647
Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic Resources
Spring 2026 Community Groups
LVC’s Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders offers community members of all ages and levels opportunities to learn, bond, and grow. The programs include those endorsed by national bodies and many created by SLP faculty and students.
Email slpclinic@lvc.edu for more information.
Our Adventurous Eaters Group will explore winter vegetables and being brave eaters. Come join us in creating food crafts and cooking activities!
- Tuesdays, 5–5:50 p.m.; February 11–March 18, 2026
- Age Groups: 2–8 and 9–17
Groups:
Confidently Me! is designed to help girls ages 7–10 confidently grow into adolescents. Group leaders will guide participants to improve their self-confidence, conflict management skills, and ability to create and maintain positive relationships.
Empower Her is a social group for girls ages 14–19 that helps to aid in the navigation of discovering oneself through lessons, discussions, and group activities. The program is run by both graduate and undergraduate students in Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology Program at Lebanon Valley College.
Girls Are… is a free program for girls ages 11–15 that promotes confidence and empowerment in young women through communication and teamwork. The program is run by graduate and undergraduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology program at Lebanon Valley College.
- Thursdays, 6–7 p.m.; February 12–April 9, 2026
Social groups combine discussions, lessons, activities, and games to encourage social interaction for individuals 3 years of age and older. Our graduate clinicians will provide focused lessons related to pragmatic language and executive functions.
- February 10–April 7, 2026
- Ages 3-10: Tuesdays, 6–7 p.m.
- Ages 11+ and adults: Tuesdays, 7–8 p.m.
The Weekly SPEAK OUT! Group will meet once per week. The focus of these sessions is the maintenance of skills learned during SPEAK OUT! training and is also a source of socialization for its members.
- Wednesdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m.; beginning January 21, 2026
SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program
The SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson Voice Project®, helps people with Parkinson’s and related neurological disorders regain and retain their speech and swallowing. This highly effective, evidence-based treatment combines education, individual and group speech therapy, daily home practice, and continuous follow-ups.
Clinic Director
Mindy Nguyen, M.S., CCC/SLP is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist who also holds a Pennsylvania license and K–12 teaching certification. She joined LVC after 20 years as a speech-language pathologist in an area school district where she specialized in Childhood Apraxia of speech, Autism, and language disorders. Before working with school-aged children, Nguyen worked on a traumatic brain injury unit at an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
LVC on Good Day PA
Lebanon Valley College recently opened a free clinic for children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders. Learn about the center from two LVC speech-language pathologists.
