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About UNK RiteCare Telepractice Clinic The RiteCare mission is to provide speech therapy services for under-served populations. UNK RiteCare Clinic services are provided via telepractice, over the Internet, to families in their home or community. Eligible individuals may already be receiving speech therapy through their school district, but would benefit from intensive, coordinating services.
Funding Funding through the Scottish Rite Foundation provides speech, language, and swallowing therapy free of cost to eligible families. http://www.ritecarene.org/
Hours The UNK RiteCare Clinic follows the UNK Academic calendar having sessions in January - April, June - July, and September - December.
The clinic is open: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central Time Friday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Central Time.
Services provided by the UNK RiteCare Clinic are through telepractice. Families utilize a computer or tablet with a camera to participate in speech therapy with a graduate clinician over a secure, encrypted Internet connection. This allows clinicians at the UNK campus to serve individuals in their home or community. Telepractice services are available to individuals of all ages. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to participate with us during therapy as an e-helper. The e-helper role includes helping to facilitate therapeutic activities and collaborating with the treating clinician.
All clinicians are graduate students in training who are supervised by a speech-language pathologist holding state licensure and certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Treating Communication Disorders Associated with:
Articulation
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Cleft Palate
Developmental Delay
English Language Learning
Hearing Loss
Language Delay
Literacy Development
Phonological Processes
Swallowing
Stroke
Stuttering
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vocal Pathology
Telepractice services could reach individuals using their home computer or technology available in their community (library, school, etc.) Technology includes access to:
Computer (desktop or laptop) or tablet
Web Camera (built-in or USB connected)
Internet (wireless or cable, preferred)
Please contact Denise Wolfe, M.A., CCC-SLP to enroll in services through the RiteCare Clinic. An evaluation may be necessary to begin services if one has not previously been completed at another facility.
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