Comprehensive Assessments & Care
The speech therapy team at Mountainside Medical Center can help with a diverse range of speech, language, swallowing and voice concerns experienced by people of all ages.
Our team is comprised of speech-language pathologists licensed by the state and certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and we provide the most current and effective treatment options using state-of-the art instrumentation and knowledge acquired through continuing professional education.
The wide range of specialized services for children, adults and geriatric patients available at Mountainside Medical Center includes:
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Speech and language evaluations and therapy
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Dysphagia evaluations and therapy
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Video esophagrams (Modified Barium Swallows)
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Oromyofunctional “tongue thrust” evauations atherapy
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Foreign accent reduction
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Fluency therapy
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Lee Silverman Voice Therapy® (LSVT)
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Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets® (PROMPT)
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Voice evaluations and therapy
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Pediatric speech and language evaluations and therapy
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Aphasia evaluations and therapy
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Stuttering evaluations and therapy
We also provide these community and professional services:
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Closed-circuit television access that allows parents and other authorized caregivers to view their loved ones’ therapy and evaluation sessions
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Speech-language screenings at local preschools
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Annual community education programs about pediatric speech and language development, voice care and voice disorders
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Education in swallowing disorders for nurses, aides and other hospital staff, as well as nursing students
For more information, please contact the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at 973-429-6011. To schedule an appointment for an evaluation please contact our Central Scheduling Department at 973-873-7787.
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