Established in 1931, the Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech
Language Hearing Center at Brooklyn College provides diagnostic and therapeutic
speech, language and hearing services to individuals across the lifespan,
including students, faculty, staff and residents from Brooklyn and beyond. The Center serves as an experiential learning
resource for students from diverse communities, including those enrolled in the B.A. Program
in Communication Sciences and Disorders, the M.S. Program in Speech-Language
Pathology, and the CUNY Au.D Doctor of Audiology Program. Students engage in a variety of activities
including observation, classroom laboratory activities, research and service
provision under the supervision of licensed speech-language pathologists and
audiologists.
As part of the Brooklyn College Department of Communication
Arts, Sciences, and Disorders, students are prepared to be exemplary
communicators, to understand the foundations of human communication, to
recognize disorder, to distinguish disorder from difference, and to prevent
disorder when possible. Our mission includes service to the college and
community through activities which expand the horizons of our knowledge, which
enable communication to succeed when it is ineffective, and which ennoble human
discourse.
Five-Year Vision and Strategic Plan of the DRDSLHC 2019-2024
The Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech Language Hearing Center at
Brooklyn College will serve as a center of excellence and innovative clinical
speech, language, hearing and swallowing service for individuals across the
lifespan, including students, faculty, staff and residents from Brooklyn and
beyond. Our goals are to provide experiential learning activities for the affiliated
BA, MS, and AuD programs, and to serve as a valued community resource.
Goal 1: Maintain clinical education opportunities for a
variety of academic programs. Expand
clinical opportunities when needed.
A. A. Work with faculty and staff of B.A. Program in
Communication Sciences and Disorders to ensure access to clinical supports.
B. B. Work with faculty and staff of M.S. Program in
Speech-Language Pathology to assure a variety of clinic experiential learning
activities to fulfill ASHA CAA accreditation standards and prepare students to
be eligible for NYS licensure in SLP and national certification.
C. C. Work with faculty and staff of CUNY Doctoral (Au.D.)
Program in Audiology to assure a variety of clinic experiential learning
activities to fulfill ASHA CAA accreditation standards and prepare students to
be eligible for NYS licensure in audiology and national certification.
D. D. Work with various programs within Brooklyn
College and CUNY to facilitate interprofessional education by creating and
maintaining interprofessional practice activities.
Goal 2: Increase outreach and visibility at the community
levels; advance commitment to serve the community and college needs while
maintaining a commitment to ethical conduct and evidence-based practice.
A.
Within the college community, emphasize Center
activities through research, education, community engagement, and outreach
activities.
B.
Broaden clinical activities to include a wide
variety of clients, including those from underrepresented and underserved
groups, and to individuals throughout the lifespan.
C.
Provide community events to diversify client
caseload when indicated.
D.
Provide continuing education opportunities for
faculty and alumni.
E.
Work with offices across Brooklyn College to
raise awareness and to foster health and wellness.
Goal 3: Expand financial support through public and private
funding to support various academic and clinical training initiatives, and
faculty and student research endeavors.
A.
In concert with Department of CASD and BC
Foundation initiatives, continue efforts in alumni fundraising to support
scholarships as well as various clinical training initiatives.
B.
Pursue external funding initiatives to fund
clinical equipment and training activities.