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Adult Neuropsychology Laboratories
Central Missouri Regional Arthritis Center
Child Neuropsychology Clinic
Adult Day Connection (formerly Eldercare Center)
Health Connection
Outreach Services - Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Psychology
Robert G. Combs Language Preschool
Speech & Hearing Clinic
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Service and Outreach
Adult Neuropsychology Laboratories
Neuropsychological services provided to adults with all types of central nervous system disease and injury. Services focus on the evaluation and treatment of cognitive, affective, and behavioral impairments associated with brain dysfunction. Populations served include individuals with traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumor, Alzheimers dementia, Parkinsons dementia, multiple sclerosis,epilepsy, lupus, etc. Adult Neuropsychological Laboratories provides consultative services to numerous MU Health Sciences Center departments including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry. Provision of services also extends to multiple district offices of the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, including Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla, Kirksville, Hannibal, Sedalia, and Chillicothe.
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Central Missouri Regional Arthritis Center
The Central Missouri Regional Arthritis Center (CEMRAC) is one of seven regional arthritis centers in Missouri. CEMRAC offers arthritis education programs to community members, allied health professionals, and physicians. We are located in The Health Connection (a community fitness and wellness center) located on Stephens College Campus in Hilcrest Hall at 1507 E. Broadway. Phone: (573) 882-8097 Fax: (573) 884-5509 .
CEMRAC serves a 24-county area including: Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Phelps, Pulaski, Randolph, and Saline counties.
The mission of the Missouri Arthritis Project and the Regional Arthritis Centers is to reduce the burden of rheumatic disease by promoting optimal health and quality of life for all Missourians affected by arthritis, rheumatic diseases and related musculoskeletal conditions through prevention, early intervention, education, service and collaboration.
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Child Neuropsychology Clinic
The Department of Health Psychology provides diagnostic and evaluation services for children and adolescents who have developmental, genetic or neurological disorders affecting cognition, behavior and social skills. Using the most advanced diagnostic equipment, psychologists evaluate more than 300 children each year. The clinic also receives referrals from health-care providers, educators, public agencies and families throughout central Missouri.
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Adult Day Connection (formerly Eldercare Center)
Since 1989, the Adult Day Connection has provided a safe and caring environment for frail, impaired or isolated older adults. It is the only state licensed, adult day health-care program serving families in mid-Missouri. In 2006, The Adult Day Connection opened a second facility location in Columbia's first ward, and anticipate opening a third location in the southeastern Columbia area in the Spring of 2007. Approximately 300 participants and their families have benefited from the therapeutic activities, exercise, nursing care and supervision provided by the centers staff. The center also bridges service to the community with a learning mission. Students and faculty members have spent thousands of hours with clients at the center.
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The Health Connection
The Health Connection was established in 1989 as a model for a community-based exercise program for older people and people with arthritis and other conditions that limit physical activity. Today, it operates as a community health, wellness and research center.
Staffed with certified exercise professionals, registered nurses, educators and counselors trained to help individuals of all ages and fitness levels, the center offers a variety of programming, including many types of exercise classes, a supervised gymnasium for aerobic and strengthening exercise, massage therapy, cholesterol and glucose screenings, blood-pressure and heart-rate monitoring, educational seminars and immunizations.
The center is affiliated with the Central Missouri Arthritis Center, a Missouri Department of Health center that provides arthritis education and information.
Schools of Health Professions faculty members rely on The Health Connection to conduct important research on arthritis and the benefits of exercise. The center also functions as a learning laboratory for health-professions students. The National Council on Aging has identified The Health Connection as one of the nations top health and wellness centers for physical activity programming for older adults. The council selected 10 programs out of 900. Of the programs recognized, The Health Connection was the only one affiliated with an academic health center.
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Outreach Services through Health Psychology
Owing to the reputation of the Department of Health Psychology as a provider of high quality psychological services in rehabilitation and neuropsychology, demand for outreach services to underserved areas of the state has been high. Faculty provide neuropsychological and rehabilitation outreach to the inpatient services of three St. Louis area Tenet community hospitals, as well as outpatient neuropsychological evaluation services (including services to the St. Louis district offices of the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) . Outreach services are also provided in the Missouri city of Mount Vernon, with the provision of rehabilitation and neuropsychological services to patients of the Missouri Rehabilitation Center and to the southwest region district offices of the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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Rehabilitation Psychology
Inpatient and outpatient psychological services for individuals who have experienced potentially disabling injuries and illnesses are provided at Rusk Rehabilitation Center, a 60 bed, state-of-the-art rehabilitation center.Populations served include individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities, with specialty teams in neurorehabilitation (e.g., traumatic brain injury, stroke, and neurological disorders), orthopedic rehabilitation (e.g., spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal disorders, orthopedic trauma), and geriatric rehabilitation (e.g., debilitation, dementia, stroke). Services are focused on assisting individuals and their families to adjust to disabilities, identifying and accommodating to impairments, and to identifying appropriate community resources.
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Robert G. Combs Language Preschool
With support from the Scottish Rite, the Department of Communication Science and Disorders operates the Robert G. Combs Language Preschool, a morning school for 3 to 5-yearl-old children who may or may not have speech and language difficulties. Children with speech and language difficulties benefit from exposure to peer models with typical language development. As the only preschool in mid-Missouri that focuses primarily on speech and language development, the school serves many children who do not qualify for service through the public school system. Most children who attend the preschool also receive individual services in the MU Speech and Hearing Clinic. Seniors and first-year graduate students in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders have an opportunity to work in the preschool and are supervised by licensed and certified speech-language pathologists.
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Speech & Hearing Clinic
Under the guidance of certified speech-language pathologists, graduate students in the MU Speech and Hearing Clinic provide speech-language and hearing services to children and adults in mid-Missouri. Diagnostic services include assessment, evaluation and treatment of language skills, articulation and phonological development. Fluency, voice assessment and general communication skills are also evaluated. Therapy addresses communication problems associated with a variety of conditions, such as autism, cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders and others. The clinic offers hearing screenings for anyone older than 7 months. In addition to providing services at reduced rates, the clinic offers scholarships to those who cannot afford services. The clinic also provides services for school districts with children who have complex needs or whose parents request a second opinion. |
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