1. Latham, NY 12110
17 British American Blvd.
School & Community Support, inc
Melissa Capo, M.S. CCC/SLP
Deputy Director of SCS and NYS COCHLEAR
licensed and nationally certified
speech/language pathologist, Melissa is IMPLANT
the Project Coordinator for the NYS
Neurobehavioral Resource Project. She SUPPORT
has developed and coordinated a
comprehensive apprenticeship training
program through which
numerous professional staff
have learned to implement best-
practices in the community support of
individuals with traumatic brain injury
and hearing impairment.
Melissa completed the Preparing
Professionals in Cochlear Implants
(PPCI) training program in order to
better serve children and adults who
use cochlear implants.
Melissa has provided direct group and
individual speech and language services
to people with a variety of
communication needs in a variety of
communication contexts.
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2. OUR MISSION
ONGOING OUR SERVICES SCS, Inc. is a not-for-profit
COMMUNICATION organization founded in 2004
SUPPORT Services are provided by NYS
by Tim Feeney, PhD and Melissa
Licensed and ASHA Certified
Capo and guided by the
Speech and Language
SCS believes that people with following mission:
Pathologists
hearing impairment should have
SCS is a human service organization
access to communication support that exists to meet the needs of
services for as long as a person Early Intervention individuals with disabilities in school
wants to improve their and community settings. We
SCS, Inc. is an approved EI provider in collaborate with these individuals
communication. SCS measures the Capital District. It is the goal of SCS to and important people in their lives to
success in terms of functional help infants and toddlers achieve hearing create educational and community
communication outcomes: increased and communication goals that will help supports. These programs are
independence in the community, them reach their full potential within their designed to enable children and
access to communication educational and home environments. adults to maximize their success in
school, at home, on the job or in
experiences, increased opportunities
for socialization, improved School Support community settings. Our work is
guided by fundamental values
relationships and a generally SCS, Inc. provides direct and consultative including creativity, collaboration,
improved sense of self. services through the Committee on self-regulation, learning through
Special Education in districts throughout support and other apprenticeship
Aural Re/habilitation services for New York State. relationships, individualization and
individuals with hearing impairment real-world success.
are designed to help achieve these Adults
outcomes via the following: SCS, Inc. provides individual
contextualized, community-based and
• Identification of specific, real- center-based aural rehabilitation services
world communication obstacles; within the Capital District. In summer 2010
• Collaboration with family, we will begin a group treatment program
educators and natural supports; to help adults with Cochlear Implants
achieve listening and spoken language
• Development of specific listening, success.
spoken language and
compensatory strategies;
• Community advocacy, education
and support in specific contexts
identified as relevant to the Please Contact: MELISSA CAPO
individuals and family members 17 British American Blvd.
with hearing impairment. Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518.782.7100
Fax: 518.782.7701
Email: mcapo@scssconsulting.com