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Communication DisordersCredits
Description, etiology, assessment and management of voice and resonance disorders.
Audiometrics is a clinical experience (practicum) for undergraduate students interested in speech-language pathology and audiology. Students will observe and perform basic evaluation procedures such as otoscopy, pure-tone audiometry, speech testing, and immittance testing with clinical instruction. Students will also have the chance to learn more about hearing aids and other audiologic testing based on their needs and interests. Students will engage in the clinical process from preparation for an evaluation through reporting out the results and making recommendations based on a person-centered care model and serve as mentors to students in the CDIS 320 course.
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This course will evaluate habilitative audiology and the range of communication options, including American Sign Language and cued speech, hearing aids, cochlear implants, speech reading and auditory training. This class will look at how these strategies impact someone from birth to the end of life and will evaluate aural rehabilitation options form a person-centered perspective.
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This course will examine how our hearing and perception of speech evolves from birth through older age. Hearing impacts on all aspects of life from language acquisition, learning in school, work, a person's health, and socializing with others will be explored. The impact of hearing technology will be explored as well as limitations that still exist in this technology for speech and music perception. Audism and how systemic and individual biases create barriers to those with changes in hearing will be discussed.
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This course will provide students with a basic understanding of clinical methods in speech-language pathology therapy and management across disorder categories and the lifespan. Clinical methods including basic intervention approaches as well as a focus on client-clinician interactions, therapeutic-specific skills and case management will be discussed using lectures, assigned readings, and simulations.
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- Consent, concurrent enrollment in CDIS 431
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- Health Science
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This course provides an introduction to the nature, assessment and management of speech sound disorders in children. The course covers cross-linguistic issues including differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders versus normal second language acquisition. Course content will be delivered through lecture, textbook readings, clinical applications and practical exercises in assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders.
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This course is designed to introduce students to assessment tools, measures, and procedures for the evaluation, appraisal and diagnosis of speech and language. As speech-language pathologists are increasingly serving culturally and linguistically diverse clients, students will be provided with core information to become prepared to evaluate the speech and language of multilingual and multicultural clients.
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The purpose of this capstone course, designed in a Grand Rounds format, is to provide professional experiences which are similar to those encountered in the real world in the field of neurogenic communication disorders. The intent of this course is to develop professional knowledge, exercise thinking skills, based on application of their academic training and within the context of their own experiences, values and beliefs. This course will provide hands-on opportunities to learn about a variety of neurogenic communication disorders and build up a professional portfolio.
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The purpose of this capstone course, which is designed in a Grand Rounds format, is to provide case study situations which are similar to those encountered in the real world by speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The use of case method instruction involves students' use of critical thinking skills which help build decision making and problem-solving abilities.
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This course addresses overall equity, inclusion and diversity issues by specifically exploring principles for counseling persons with communication disorders and their families throughout the lifespan in diverse settings. Students will review major theories of counseling. The course will involve an intersectional approach to culture, race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and ability.
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- Health Science
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This course will explore transdisciplinary research design with emphasis related to the areas of allied health and nursing sciences and disciplines. Basic overview of research methodologies commonly utilized in health sciences and approaches to transdisciplinary research will be explored through review of original research. Students will be required to produce and revise scientific writing with specific focus on inter/transdisciplinary studies. Team-based problem centered research questions will be developed and investigated using transdisciplinary methodology with current health-related issues.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Writing Intensive
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- Health Science
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This course will explore interprofessional practices with emphasis related to the areas of allied health and nursing sciences and related disciplines. Students will learn how to interact with other disciplines. Students will be taught techniques to implement outcome-based interprofessional activities through project or community-based experiences.
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- Health Science
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Study of a specific disorder or aspects of communication disorders that are not provided in the current curriculum.
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- Health Science
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A practicum course designed to educate students clinical speech-language pathology services to persons with communication disorders. The student will begin to develop skills to conduct diagnostic sessions, design and implement intervention plans and write clinical reports. Pre-req: 3 of the following: 402, 416, 417, 438 (completion of or concurrent enrollment in 444). Overall GPA of 3.0 is highly recommended. Please contact your advisor if you are interested in taking the course without this prerequisite GPA.
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- 3 of the following: 402, 417, 438. CDIS 416 is recommended.
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- Health Science
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Types and characteristics of language disorders in children. Prereq: admission to major or concurrent enrollment in CDIS 503, consent of instructor, special education majors.
Lab associated with CDIS 4/502. Practice in applying course content to the language of children. Prereq: admission to major or concurrent enrollment in CDIS 502, consent of instructor, special education majors.
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in the areas of literacy foundations, development, assessment, intervention and disorders for speech-language pathologists. Students will engage in both a service learning (tutoring component) as well as complete a mini research project on reading or writing.
Delivery of clinical services in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other settings.
This course addresses overall equity, inclusion and diversity issues in education and healthcare systems both at the macro-level (system issues) as well as micro-level of service delivery of speech-language pathologists across race, ability, linguistic, and gender/sexuality diversity. Using a social justice lens, interprofessional practice, supervision, cultural humility, and culturally responsive practice will be addressed.
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In this course students will describe, demonstrate, apply and synthesize evidence-based practice in the use of augmentative and alternative communication in educational and medical settings. Students will learn about culturally responsive assessment and intervention approaches for nonspeaking individuals.
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- Health Science
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This course will explore interprofessional practices with emphasis related to the areas of allied health and nursing sciences and related disciplines. Students will learn how to interact with other disciplines. Students will be taught techniques to implement outcome-based interprofessional activities through project or community-based experiences.
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- Health Science
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In this course, students will learn the basic principles of research in Communication Sciences & Disorders through an equity lens. Students will locate, critique and synthesize research in specific areas of interest in order to apply evidence-based practice standards.
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This course is an intermediate course designed to instruct graduate students in the area of culturally responsive and inclusive child language assessment and intervention practices within the school age years. A variety of topics are covered utilizing an intersectional and equity lens on assessment and intervention in applied medical and educational settings.
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This course is an intermediate course designed to instruct graduate students in the area of child language assessment and intervention in the early childhood years. Through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, a variety of topics are covered detailing the identification of children with language impairment/disorder who are ages 0-5.
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- Health Science
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This course covers advances in basic research and practice pertaining to the assessment and treatment of speech-sound difficulties. Students discuss, explain, and compare twenty evidence-based research interventions and numerous standardized and non-standardized assessment tools, including reflection and attention to issues of multicultural sensitivity and multicultural practices.
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