This course allows students to investigate an area of speech pathology or audiology of interest to them by reviewing the pertinent literature and research reports or by conducting research. The various modes of nonvocal communication are presented. The changes in structure and function which accompany aging and their effects upon speech and language functions of the elderly are examined. This course is designed to provide the graduate student with a background in the clinical use of instrumentation. Students will learn how instrumentation has been and can be used to measure various parameters of the speech signal and how these measurements can be employed in the assessment and management of individuals with Speech-Language Disorders.
Emphasis is on PC-based instrumentation.
This course addresses the evaluation and management of children and adults with disordered swallowing secondary to neurologic and structural abnormalities. The relationship of dysphagia to speech disorders is discussed. When possible and practical, practitioners from rehabilitation agencies will supplement the instructor s lectures. The role of the speech-language pathologist as a diagnostician and interventionist in disciplinary and interdisciplinary investigations, including counseling procedures, and organization of programs for various pathologies of speech and language are considered.