Each student will complete a core of courses and choose electives that will strengthen their knowledge and skills. Speech language pathology graduate students may choose to take these courses as electives to enhance their knowledge of deaf education. Topics include audiologic trends, the development of speech and language, mainstreaming and inclusion issues, early intervention, and the needs of the hard of hearing child. The third practicum experience could be in a cross-categorical early intervention or early childhood setting. A comparative study of the major theories utilized in child and family studies.
Attention is given to structure, content, and major research findings.
CDS 552 Counseling Issues in Communication Disorders Topics include an introduction to counseling theories, training in interviewing and interpersonal communication skills, and application of counseling theories to communication disorders. An intensive theoretical and didactic study of the components of research design in the field of communication disorders including the types of research, preparation and presentation of the research manuscript, and critical analysis of journal articles. Family Centered Intervention Focus on the key elements of family centered intervention. Emphasis on auditory skills, voice quality and speech intelligibility, phonetic and phonologic speech development, communication competence and communicative interactions as appropriate for children 0-8 years of age.