Adult Aphasia and Related Disorders Prepares students to identify, differentiate, and contrast the phenomenology, symptomatology, and diagnostic and therapeutic processes of adult aphasia and related disorders. A study of normal and disordered phonatory processes with attention to the evaluation and remediation of specific voice problems, including laryngectomy. Neurological Processes and Communication Disorders Covers basic structure and function of the nervous system as it relates to neurogenic disorders of communication. 620-65600 Dysphagia Discussion of normal and deviant patterns of swallowing in infants to adults. Nature and causes of dysphagia across all client populations presented in detail, providing techniques and demonstration of clinical swallowing evaluations, videofluoroscopic swallow studies, and swallowing therapy, among others.
Specific emphasis is on the scientific method as a problem solving process.
Further course content deals with designing experimental procedures for research questions, learning to establish and test hypotheses, and summarizing and evaluating data. 620-65800 Advanced Topics in Language Disorders Prepares students to identify recent theories, concepts, and experimental techniques that can be used in developing innovative approaches for diagnosis and therapy for language problems. Seminar in Phonological Disorders Development of normal and disordered phonology in children. The nature and causes of phonological disorders are explored, as is the relationship of these disorders to other aspects of language development. Cultural-linguistic variations in phonological systems are discussed.