Human Development Clinic
Located in 210 Rowe Hall, the Human Development Clinic provides counseling and assessment services for community residents, area schools, and Central Michigan University students. Advanced graduate students in counseling ordinarily perform these services under the supervision of the counselor education faculty members. Among the services provided are: individual counseling for children, adolescents and adults; family and couples counseling; play therapy for children; general counseling for emotional problems and life adjustment concerns; career and employment counseling; referral help in finding appropriate services for identified problems; and consultation with community agencies and schools. In addition to serving the needs of referrals during the school year, the Human Development Clinic provides counseling and consultative services during the summer months. The Human Development Clinic is administered by the Department of Counseling and Special Education and may be reached at 774-3532.
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Psychological Training and Consultation Center
The Center provides psychological services to community residents in central and northern Michigan. The Center provides assessment and/or psychotherapy services to infants, children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Depending on the specific area of concern, services can often be provided in individual, couple, family, or group formats.

The faculty and staff associated with the Center represent diverse theoretical orientations and content areas. (e.g., cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic)

In addition to general clinical psychology and school psychology services, the Center offers specialized services that are coordinated by Psychology Department faculty with a particular expertise. The following specialty services are currently available: Trauma and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Neuropsychological Assessment/Rehabilitation Clinic, Health Psychology, Learning Disability and Child Attention Problems Clinic, and Violence Reduction Clinic.

For community groups and agencies, the Center provides demonstration, lectures, education programs, and in-service education relating to applied topics in psychology.

The Center is located in the new Health Professions building and may be reached at (989) 774-3808.
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Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinics
The Speech, Language and Hearing Clinics are operated by the Department of Communication Disorders at CMU and at various ancillary facilities in the Central Michigan area. The clinics emphasize complete programs in evaluation, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. The clinical service programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology are nationally recognized by full accreditation from the Council on Professional Services Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The academic programs are also accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Each summer, the Department of Communication Disorders operates a five-week coeducational specialty program on campus for children and adolescents up to the age of 18 years, with speech, language, and hearing disorders. Participants receive approximately 108 hours of therapy at the Carls Center for Clinical Care and Education. Since its inception in 1946, the clinic population in this specialty program has risen steadily to its present enrollment of approximately 120. The staff is comprised of university faculty; practicing speech, language, and hearing professionals; graduate students; and selected undergraduates.

The Department of Communication Disorders offers students in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology diverse clinical opportunities. Practicum experiences may include medical care facilities, educational settings, preschool language programs, hospital clinics, voice clinics, otolaryngologists’ offices, and adult work activity centers. Students completing the Master’s degree program in Speech-Language Pathology or the professional Doctoral degree (Au.D.) in Audiology fulfill the academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

The Clinic is located in the new Health Professions building and may be reached at (989) 774-3904.
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