Lehighton woman passes her licensure exam

Molly Harleman of Lehighton, a 2015 graduate of Misericordia University’s Speech-Language Pathology Program, has passed the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology, which is required for national licensure by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

The five-year master of science degree program in speech-language pathology at Misericordia University also features the Speech-Language and Hearing Center in John J. Passan Hall on the lower campus.

It is a comprehensive facility that provides diagnostic, and speech, language, and hearing services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly with communication disorders in the community.

Undergraduate and graduate student clinicians working toward their master’s degree in speech-language pathology at Misericordia University provide the services.

The clinicians evaluate and treat clients under the direct supervision of faculty and staff certified by ASHA and licensed by Pennsylvania.

Since 2004, more than 4,000 children and 1,000 adults have been treated at the center.