Clinic for Educational Supports

Department of Education and Leadership

The Clinic for Educational Supports (CES) provides affordable psychoeducational assessment services and speech language services. The CES Clinic serves two primary functions for the community:

It provides comprehensive psychological-educational and speech language services for members of the community at a low cost.
It is a training site for the School Psychology EdS program and Speech Language Pathology master’s degree program at CSU Monterey Bay.

Services

For Children (ages 6-17): psychoeducational assessments, and developmental assessments (ages 3-6).
For Children and Adults of all ages, speech and language services may include assessment and treatment for speech sound disorders, receptive / expressive language, reading disorders, voice, fluency, social skills, dysphagia, hearing disorders, and cognition.

Clinic as a Training Facility

All services services are provided by advanced graduate students in the School Psychology and Speech Language Programs in the College of Education.

The clinic functions as a training center for graduate-level students while providing the community with accessible educational services. All students are supervised by appropriately credentialed, licensed, or trained faculty.

Psycho-Educational Testing

Intelligence and achievement testing; social, emotional, and behavioral screeners; In-depth testing in areas of concern and/or difficulty; parent and child interviews; teacher interviews and/or rating scales
Feedback sessions occur 4-6 weeks after the evaluation; Professional reports are provided at the time of feedback or about 4 weeks after the evaluation and include educational recommendations
Competitive fees with fee reductions available

Affordable, comprehensive, and quality assessments for clients age 3 – 22 years as well as all CSUMB Students. All evaluations are performed by graduate students in the School Psychology program under the supervision of credentialed school psychologists. This clinic serves the community as a setting for affordable counseling, academic intervention, and psycho-educational assessment services. The clinic will serve two primary functions for the community:

Provide comprehensive educational and psychological services for members of the community at a low cost.
Training site for the School Psychology EdS degree program at CSUMB.

Typical Presenting Problems and Concerns

Learning Disabilities
Attention Problems/ADHD
Behavioral Problems
Social/Emotional Difficulties
Difficulties in Academic Performance

Speech and Language Services

Speech and language services may include assessment and intervention for individuals of all ages with communication challenges. Intervention sessions may be individual or in a group setting. Some areas of focus include:

Apraxia
Auditory Processing
Cognition
Dysphagia
Expressive Language
Pragmatics / Social Skills
Receptive Language
Speech Sound Disorders
Stuttering
Traumatic Brain Injury
Voice Disorders

Although we do not charge fees for our speech language services, we gladly accept donations to cover operating costs and expenses as described below:

Clinic Staff, such as scheduling appointments, providing support for clinicians and clients, maintaining client files, training clinic supervisors, ensuring HIPAA compliance, and performing related administrative duties.
Equipment, such as audiometers, otoacoustic emissions screeners, cameras, A/V equipment necessary for supervision, etc.
Clinic Supplies, such as hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, gloves, therapy materials, etc.
Testing Materials: tests, protocols, record forms, screeners, etc.