Overview
Description
This course integrates prior learning in communication disorders with knowledge and skills in augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) across the lifespan. Students will learn to design and implement effective and evidence-based interventions for individuals with complex communication needs (CCN) in fulfillment of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Certification requirements.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Summer
Terms
summer
Restrictions
Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- create comprehensive person-centered assessment and intervention plans using a continuum of technologies and strategies for diverse individuals with complex communication needs.
- design and deliver multimedia products to teach, train, or inform stakeholders about an area or aspect of AAC for a given population or setting.
- integrate current research and perspectives to address a contemporary clinical challenge in AAC practice.