Clinical practicum

The Speech and Language Clinics is one of Wayne State's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders' clinical practicum training sites for graduate students in the M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology program.

About our clinical training

First-year graduate students in speech-language pathology (SLP) rotate among three practica teams. Two of these teams (outpatient and STEPSS) are based in the Speech and Language Clinics. The outpatient and STEPSS teams provide direct service to children and adults with communication disorders. The third team is the Head Start team. The Head Start clinical practicum is conducted in conjunction with local head start agencies. Our campus clinical faculty/students also serve two additional community agencies: Mary's Children Family Center and Gigi's Playhouse. In addition to these team assignments, M.A. students in speech-language pathology rotate through a wide range of off-campus experiences.

During their second year, M.A. students in speech-language pathology participate in specialized on/off-campus placements during the fall semester. Students complete a full-time 15-week internship during their final semester in the M.A. program.

Speech-language internship sites

• Pediatric sites
  • Allen Park Public Schools
  • Anchor Bay Public Schools
  • Berkley Public Schools
  • Birmingham Public Schools
  • Black Bear Academy (Chicago, IL)
  • Bloomfield Hills Public Schools
  • Blossom Children’s Center (Brighton and *Novi)
  • Children First (Windsor)
  • Children’s Hospital of MI
  • Chippewa Valley Public Schools
  • Clarkston Public Schools
  • Crestwood Public Schools
  • Dearborn Public Schools
  • Detroit Public Schools Community District
  • Early Connections/Talk to Me (Windsor)
  • Early-On-Early Intervention Diagnostic Center (EIDC) Birth
  • East China Public Schools
  • Farmington Public Schools

  • Fraser Public Schools
  • Gibraltar Public Schools
  • Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  • Hamtramck Public Schools
  • Henry Ford Health
  • Jackson Intermediate School District (Jackson)
  • John McGivney Centre (Windsor)
  • Kenowa Hills Public Schools (Grand Rapids)
  • Lake Orion Public Schools
  • Lake Shore Public Schools
  • Lake View Public Schools
  • Lincoln Park Public Schools
  • Mott Children’s Health Center (Pediatric Rehab – Flint)
  • New Haven Public Schools
  • Northville Public Schools
  • Port Huron Area School District
  • Redford Union Public Schools
  • Rochester Community Schools

  • Corewell Health (multiple sites-Royal Oak, GP, Dearborn, W. Bloomfield)
  • Roseville Public Schools
  • Saline Community Schools
  • South Lyon Public Schools
  • Southgate Public Schools
  • Troy Public Schools
  • University of Michigan Medical Center (Mott Children’s Hospital)
  • Utica Community Schools
  • Van Dyke Public Schools (Warren)
  • Warren Woods Public Schools
  • Waterford Public Schools
  • Wayne Westland Public Schools
  • Windsor Essex Catholic School Board (Windsor)
  • Wyandotte Public Schools
• Adult neuro sites
  • Ascension Hospitals
  • Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Dearborn, Farmington)
  • Concept Rehabilitation (Exceptional Children's Foundation: Monroe and Ohio)
  • Crittenton Hospital (now Ascension Rochester)
  • Detroit Medical Center- Rehabilitation Institute of MI
  • HealthPRO Heritage
  • Henry Ford Health
  • Hope Network (Grand Rapids)
  • John Dingell VA Medical Center (Detroit)
  • Lakeshore Center for Communication Disorders (St. John Hospital, River District Hospital, St. John Macomb and St. John Oakland Hospitals, Providence and Providence Park Hospitals)

  • Lakeshore Professional Voice Center
  • Life Care Centers of America – Rivergate Terrace (Downriver)
  • Life Skills Village
  • Mary Free Bed Hospital (Grand Rapids)
  • McLaren Macomb Hospital
  • McLaren Oakland Hospital
  • McLaren Port Huron Hospital
  • Mercy Hospital – Monroe
  • Mercy Hospital – Muskegon
  • Munson Hospital (Traverse City)
  • Ovation Rehab
  • Select Rehab (Exceptional Children's Foundation)
  • Spectrum Health Care (Grand Rapids)
  • St. Joseph Mercy Hospital- (Trinity Health: Ann Arbor, Livingston, Pontiac)

  • St. Mary Mercy Hospital (Trinity Health, Livonia)
  • STAR Rehabilitation (Grand Blanc)
  • The Recovery Project
  • University of MI Medical Center
  • VA Medical Center (Ann Arbor)
  • Willowbrook Rehabilitation Services
• Private practice agencies
  • ABC Therapy Solutions
  • Arbor Autism Centers (Ann Arbor)
  • Bluestone Children’s Center
  • Chitter Chatter
  • Crawl, Walk Run Jump
  • Ivy Rehab for Kids (Canton, Clarkston, Fenton)
  • Metro EHS Pediatric Therapy Services
  • Family Tree Therapies (Grand Rapids)
  • Gigi’s Kids
  • Gigi’s Playhouse
  • Glovinsky Center for the Family
  • Leaps and Bounds Therapy Service
  • New Heights Speech and Language (Sterling Heights)
  • Psygenics
  • Team Rehab
  • Global Psychological Services

Affiliation placements

These sites provide services to specialized populations and are part of the on-campus clinical rotation experience.

Non-discrimination policy

Wayne State University (WSU) is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity in all of its operations, employment status, educational programs and related activities. As part of WSU, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders adheres to this same policy for faculty and students as well as for clients of the department's clinics. Students, faculty, staff and persons served in the department's clinics are treated in a nondiscriminatory manner that is, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship or status as a covered veteran.