| | Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
| | Speech-language pathologists and audiologists came under the jurisdiction of the Department in 1992. The |
| | practice of audiology is the application of nonmedical methods and procedures for the identification, |
| | measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction, habilitation, rehabilitation or instruction related to hearing and |
| | disorders of hearing. Speech-language pathology deals with hearing screening tests and aural |
| | rehabilitation procedures, and with acts or practices that are necessary for the evaluation of and training |
| | in the use of augmentative communication systems, communication variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non- |
| | spoken language production and comprehension. The Board is made up of five persons appointed by the |
| | Secretary, consisting of two speech-language pathologists, two audiologists and one public member. The |
| | Board is charged with providing expert knowledge and advice to the Secretary on disciplinary matters |
| | and professional performance and conduct. |
| | Melanie Frazek | Homewood |
| | * | Frank Goldacker | Charleston |
| | Deborah S. Pitcher Au.D. | Bloomington |
| | Joanne E. Schupbach | Downers Grove |
| | * Chairperson |
| | Last Updated: September 4, 2008 |
| | Please Close This Screen to Return to the Previous Page. |