COSD 453
SPEECH-LANGUAGE DISORDERS: PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION
- Catalog Entry
COSD 453. Speech-Language Disorders: Prevention, Assessment, & Intervention
Four hours of lecture (4).
Introduction to clinical practice in communication disorders.
Emphasis on prevention, basic skills, ethics, assessment measures,
and intervention. A minimum of 20 hours of supervised clinical
observation is required.
- Detailed Description of Content of Course
The purposes of this course are to
1. Equip the student with basic knowledge in prevention,
assessment, intervention, and prognostic aspects of speech-language
disorders
2. Inform the student of professional and ethical issues.
Major topics will include
1. Professional Information
a. Code of Ethics
b. Requirements for the Certificate(s) of Clinical Competence
2. Development of critical observation and description skills
3. Cultural Considerations in Assessment
4. Principles of Assessment
a. Planning Diagnostic Procedures
b. Interviewing
c.Assessment Procedures
- Articulation/phonology
- Language
- Fluency
- Voice, alaryngeal speech, and resonance
- Neurologically based communicative disorders
- Alternative/augmentative communication
- Interpreting Assessment data
- Report writing
5. General Management Principles
a. Planning and writing treatment goals & objectives
b. Traditional and naturalistic treatment models
c. Principles of Reinforcement
d. Behavioral Management
- Data collection
- Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in Treatment
6. Specific intervention procedures
- Articulation/phonology
- Language
- Fluency
- Voice, alaryngeal speech, and resonance
- Neurologically based communicative disorders
- Alternative/augmentative communication
7. Causation and Prevention
- Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
This course emphasizes application of knowledge about normal
communication processes to the observation, assessment, and
treatment of communication disorders. Tests, projects, and
writing assignments will emphasize case studies, review of
professional journal articles and clinical applications.
Standards for the Certificates of Clinical Competence require
that students complete a minimum of 25 supervised clinical
observation hours. Students are to complete twenty (20) hours
of observation of diagnostic and treatment sessions in the
Radford University Speech And Hearing Clinic, as a requirement
for COSD 453.
- Goals and Objectives of Course
The goals of COSD 453 are for students to
1. Demonstrate an understanding of
a. professional ethics
b. requirements for professional credentials
2. Complete 20 hours of observation of clinical practice
3. Describe the purposes, procedures, and possible outcomes
of diagnostic speech-language-hearing assessment
4. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural and linguistic
factors to be considered in assessment and management of
communicative disorders
5. Plan appropriate speech-language assessment procedures
6. Develop accurate observation and description skills
7. Demonstrate an understanding of intervention procedures
8. Select and write appropriate instructional goals, plan
intervention procedures, and keep data in a accountable manner
9. Structure interaction with clients and families in order
to maximize therapeutic gains
10. Develop a professional writing style for diagnostic and
treatment reports
11. Identify issues and policies related to prevention of
speech-language disorders
- Assessment Measures
Student performance will be assessed on a variety of assignments,
including reports of clinical observations; examinations which
cover lecture material, readings, and test analyses; and a
final group presentation of intervention strategies described
in the professional literature.
- Other Course Information
None
- APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS
DATE ACTION APPROVED BY
January 2006 reviewed and approved Dr. Kenneth Cox, Chair |