Course Description
History and current status of the professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, and the diagnosis, treatment, and societal impact of communication disorders.
Athena Title
INTRODUCTION TO CSD
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
At the end of this course the student should be able to: 1. Describe the professions associated with CMSD 2. Delineate the symptomology of common communication disorders 3. Identify common remediation\rehabilitation strategies 4. Discuss the societal impact of communication disorders
Topical Outline
I. The Professions of Communication Disorders A. History of the Field B. Audiology 1. History 2. Current Status 3. Educational Requirements C. Speech-Language Pathology 1. History 2. Current Status 3. Educational Requirements D. Teacher of the Hearing Impaired 1. History 2. Current Status 3. Educational Requirements II. Communication Disorders A. Hearing Impairment 1. Types of Hearing Loss 2. Diagnosis 3. Treatment 4. Deaf Culture//American Sign Language B. Speech and Speech Disorders 1. Articulatory Disorders 2. Cleft lip and palate 3. Voice Disorders 4. Fluency Disorders 5. Dysarthria 6. Dysphagia C. Language Disorders 1. Infants and Toddlers 2. School-Age children 3. Acquired Neurogenic language Disorders