Columbia Speech & Language Services Inc.Introducing our New One-Day Refresher Clinic
By popular request, we are now offering a single-day refresher program for adults and older teens. This new program is available exclusively to graduates of our intensive stuttering treatment clinics.
Information
This is a tentative schedule & will be adjusted based on clients' needs.
Intensive Treatment Clinics For Adults & Older Teens
Our treatment clinics take a long-term approach to supporting adults and older teens (15+) who want to learn techniques for controlling their speech.
Clients spend more than 100 hours working on fluency and communication skills during the intensive program - but it doesn't end there. Controlling speech takes daily practice, and our speech-language team follows up with clients to bolster their progress after the clinic ends. Clients meet with a therapist six months and one year later, with annual phone follow-ups for five years.
During the intensive sessions, clients practice and develop their skills by going on group outings and bringing friends and family to class for special activities. Scheduled for maximum use of evenings and weekends, the program requires only one week away from work or school.
How to register
Contact Columbia Speech and Language Services at 604-875-9100 to make an appointment for an assessment of your speech. The assessment fee is $175.00, payable at this initial appointment. The speech-language team will determine your eligibility for the program based on the assessment.
Schedule - 2008 Summer Program
The early registration deadline is June 6, 2008. Space is limited so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Adults and Older Teens (15+)
Friday, July 4 to Sunday, July 13 and Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27, 2007.
Payment information
The early registration rate (before June 8, 2007) is $3600.00. After June 6th, there is a $250 late registration fee.
B.C. residents 19 or older may be eligible for funding from the B.C. Ministry of Health. Criteria for this funding is not based on your financial situation.
Fees are payable to Columbia as follows:
- $175.00 - Assessment (payable at time of assessment)
- $725.00 - Deposit (payable at registration)
- $2,700.00 - Balance (due before June 6, 2008)
If you are funded by the Ministry of Health they will pay this portion directly to us. Some conditions may apply.
- $250.00 - Late Registration Fee (payable at time of registration after June 6, 2008)
If you are funded by the Ministry of Health, you will be reimbursed for this deposit and the assessment fee when Columbia receives payment from the Ministry.
Fees include:
- Assessment
- Treatment clinic
- Completer weekend
- Progress summary report
- Individual follow up sessions at 6 and 12 months
- Follow-up telephone calls at 2, 3, 4, 5 years post-clinic
Group refresher clinics and extra follow-up for individuals is available for additional fees. Graduates of the stuttering program may repeat the intensive session for a reduced fee.