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19 September 2006 Longwood opens master's degree program Longwood University will host an opening celebration for its new master’s degree program in Communication Sciences and Disorders from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, October 7 in the Longwood Center for Communication, Literacy, and Learning (LCCLL) located at Third and Main Streets in the former Bank of America building. Following a ribbon cutting ceremony with Longwood President Dr. Patricia Cormier, guests are invited to tour the center and talk with faculty members and graduate students involved in the program.
The LCCLL is an interdisciplinary center where students enrolled in the new master’s program will complete their clinical work by providing speech and language services to the community. The graduate students work under the supervision of licensed and experienced faculty and clinical supervisors who provide ongoing, direct supervision of all assessment and intervention activities. The LCCLL is the only university-based provider of its kind in the Southside region. Dr. Lissa Power-deFur, chair of the Department of Education, Special Education, Social Work, and Communication Disorders, said, “Longwood is delighted to be able to open this graduate program to be able to address the critical shortage of speech-language pathologists in education and health care settings. In addition, through the LCCLL, students will be able to gain valuable experience by providing services to citizens in the Southside Virginia region.” For more than 30 years Longwood has awarded bachelor’s degrees to graduates of the Communication Sciences and Disorders program. With the opening of its master’s program, Longwood becomes the sixth university in Virginia to offer advanced degrees to future speech-language pathologists. The Communication Sciences and Disorders program at Longwood University has been awarded candidacy status by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. As part of the graduate program, master’s degree students are required to provide diagnostic and therapy services with children, adolescents, and adults with articulation problems, language delays, voice disorders, stuttering, and language problems resulting from stroke or other brain injury. Fee schedules for evaluation and therapy are available on request and a sliding fee scale is available to those who qualify. Future offerings at the LCCLL include tutoring, courses in parenting skills, anger management, counseling, and more. For additional information call 434.395.2972 or email: |
