Study of language theory and international phonetics alphabet transcription. Diagnostic and therapeutic programs for the communicatively handicapped will be observed in the public school and various rehabilitative settings. Discussion and study of basic therapeutic theories and procedures utilized in speech therapy. Neurological and psycholinguistic factors in the diagnosis of language impairment and therapy procedures for language disorders of the developmentally handicapped. Presentation of current experimental or innovative programs in diagnosis and treatment of the communicatively impaired.
Course is designed to update the practicing clinician in specific areas of expertise.
May be repeated for credit. Individual topics to be announced with suffix and tide. The diagnosis and treatment of articulation problems in children and adults, including analysis of current research in testing and therapy for articulation disorders. Educational, psychological, and medical aspects of rehabilitation. Hearing loss due to noise exposures, present noise standards, management considerations, noise surveys, personal protection, engineering controls, and audiological hearing conservation programs.