Overview
Description
Assessment and intervention of communication and language disorders in infants, toddlers, preschoolers.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of the etiology and characteristics of various language and communication disorders.
- discuss language disorders in the context of co-occurring communication disorders.
- describe typologies of language disorders and characteristics of children with language and communication impairments.
- identify etiological subgroups of language disorders.
- discuss underlying assessment principles applicable to language disorders in children including the development of an assessment plan, purpose for assessment, and interpreting the information obtained through an assessment.
- describe fundamental principles for intervention and various intervention approaches including clinician-directed, child-centered, hybrid therapies, and a naturalistic approach.
- develop intervention plans for children with language disorders based on assessment procedures to include goals, objects, and rationales.
- discuss the relationship between clinician and client and parent in terms of advocacy and psychological association.
- use standardized and non-standardized measures applicable to specific etiological characteristics of language disorders.