Changes in our healthcare delivery system are creating a growing demand for health professionals with skills in collaboration and teamwork. This course will describe the roles and responsibilities of the various healthcare disciplines. It will also provide students, from different health professions, the opportunity to interact with one another as well as simulated patients. This collaboration will promote communication using a team-based approach to the maintenance of health and management of disease.

Credits: 1

This course covers the neurological and physiological bases of normal and disordered communication. Embryological development of the central nervous system, and neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the motor and sensory systems, including vision and audition are covered. Brain dissection laboratory experiences enhance mastery of neurological concepts introduced in the course. The course integrates basic neuroanatomy with cognitive neuroscience through assigned readings, lectures, and laboratory experiences.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0540 Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology

Credits: 4

This course introduces students to research methods, including basic research concepts, common research designs, and methods of data analysis commonly used in the field of speech-language pathology. Students will learn to critically read and evaluate research manuscripts.

Credits: 4

In this course, students will gain experience critiquing professional literature relevant to clinical and/or research practices. They will complete a literature review on a topic of interest and use it to inform evidence-based, clinical decisions.

Credits: 3

This course will instruct the student on evidence-based practices for meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations across the lifespan. The course will focus on developing cross-cultural competence through understanding cultural diversity, multilingual acquisition, multilingualism, effective use of interpreters and translators, and service delivery strategies.

Credits: 3

This course covers speech disorders of developmental or linguistic origin. Students will learn to assess and treat articulation and phonological impairment. Highlights include practice collecting and analyzing comprehensive speech samples, administering standardized tests, and planning therapeutic interventions specific to individual cases.

Credits: 4

This course covers assessment and treatment of children with language disorders, focusing on the period from birth to age five. Language disorders experienced by children with cognitive challenge, hearing impairment, autism, other developmental disorders or traumatic brain injury will be addressed. The course will address special considerations for high-risk infants, emergent literacy, and how to work collaboratively with families to improve language and learning in the young child.

Credits: 4

This course explores language disorders of school-age children and adolescents. Students will study the social, cognitive and linguistic aspects of language impairment. The interplay of language and literacy and its implications for intervention in this age group will be examined. Students will practice conversational and narrative analysis. Other formal and informal assessment methods will be reviewed, along with intervention models commonly used in school and private settings.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0521 Language Disorders in Early Childhood

Credits: 4

This course reviews the anatomy and physiology of swallowing, and disorders that impact this vital function in children and adults. Etiologies of swallowing disorders, as well as their evaluation and management will be addressed. Students will appreciate the concomitant conditions that typically accompany dysphagia, and learn to prioritize treatment objectives. Ethical considerations in swallowing intervention will also be incorporated.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders

Credits: 4

This course examines communication disorders that result from acquired conditions, such as left or right hemisphere strokes or other acquired brain pathologies. Etiologies of these conditions, including neurological correlates for presenting symptoms, will be reviewed. Assessment and intervention models will be discussed, with attention to the cognitive, linguistic, and social aspects of resulting communication disorders.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders

Credits: 4

This course examines communication disorders that result from acquired conditions, with emphasis on traumatic brain injury, dementia, and other degenerative neurological conditions. Etiologies of these conditions, including neurological correlates for presenting symptoms will be reviewed. Assessment and intervention models will be discussed, with attention to the cognitive, linguistic, and social aspects of resulting communication disorders.

Prerequisites: SLPI 0501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders, SLPI 0526 Aphasia

Credits: 4

This course teaches evaluative and therapeutic aspects of voice and resonance disorders. Students examine the anatomical and physiological correlates of phonation and oral/nasal resonance. Embryology of the vocal mechanism is reviewed, including nasal, oropharyngeal, laryngeal, and pulmonary regions. Assessment and intervention of a variety of common voice/resonance disorders will be covered, including laryngectomy, cleft lip/palate, vocal fold hyperfunction, and therapies associated with a variety of neurogenic communication disorders.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders

Credits: 4

This course reviews general procedures for assessing and treating individuals with communication disorders. Techniques for administering and interpreting formal and informal measures of communicative behavior and the basics of treatment procedures are discussed. The basics of clinical writing are covered, highlighting preparation of documents that support the assessment and treatment process. The course is supplemented by supervised observation and/or shadowing experiences in the Midwestern University Speech-Language Institute or off-site school or healthcare locations.

Credits: 3

This is the first of four supervised part-time speech-language pathology practicum experiences in the Midwestern University Multispecialty Clinic or other community-based sites. Students will learn how to plan and conduct assessment and intervention sessions for clients with communication disorders. One hour meetings will be included to review practicum experiences with other student clinicians to foster collaboration. Students will present clinical cases in grand rounds fashion. Essential functions for clinical performance will be covered, in addition to standards for ethical practice.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0540 Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology

Credits: 3

This is the second of four supervised part-time speech-language pathology practicum experiences in the Midwestern University Multispecialty Clinic or other community-based sites. Students will learn how to plan and conduct assessment and intervention sessions for individuals with communication disorders. One hour meetings will be included to provide an opportunity for students to review practicum experiences with other student clinicians to foster collaboration. Students will present clinical cases in grand rounds fashion. Working independently and as a member of an inter-disciplinary team will be explored.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0550 Clinical Practicum I

Credits: 3

This course provides a working knowledge of human anatomy and physiology as it relates to the processes of speech and hearing. The structure and function of the following systems will be covered: respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, and auditory. Areas of study will include musculoskeletal and basic neurological structures involved in speech and hearing.

Credits: 3

This course introduces students to the study of the sound system of speech including terminology related to the study of phonetics. An applied component enables students to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet and to develop broad transcription skills at the sound, word, and sentence level. Dialectical variations of Standard American English will be discussed and students will learn about transcription of articulation and phonological disorders.

Credits: 3

This course educates students on speech and language acquisition and development for children from birth to school-age. Theories of language acquisition, speech and language developmental milestones, as well as traditional grammar models will be discussed.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0575 Anatomy and Physiology of Communication Mechanisms; SLPPD 0580 Phonetics

Credits: 3

This course addresses the fundamentals of the sciences pertaining to articulation and voicing. Students will explore acoustics, respiratory science, voice production, acoustic phonetics, and sound spectrography. Fundamentals of speech perception and instrumentation will also be explored.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0575 Anatomy and Physiology of Communication Mechanisms; SLPPD 0580 Phonetics

Credits: 3

This course focuses on the scope of practice for the speech-language pathology profession. Students will explore expectations for professional behavior based upon standards of practice and the ASHA Code of Ethics. Ethical dilemmas will be debated in preparation for a variety of clinical experiences. Procedures for obtaining the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, state licensure, and school certification will be reviewed.

Credits: 2

This course will teach basic methods for addressing the communication needs of individuals with hearing impairment and/or central auditory processing disorders. Students will learn how to read and interpret basic audiometric test results in order to recommend appropriate communication therapy. Communication modalities for individuals with hearing loss, and a variety of therapy methods to enhance language comprehension and production will be covered. Maintenance of amplification devices, collaboration with families and educators, and counseling for individuals with hearing loss will also be included.

Credits: 2

This course will provide information on the prevalence, incidence, and classification of autism and social communication disorders across the lifespan; collaborative model of evidence-based practices; assessment and treatment approaches for communication and social skills, and cultural considerations.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0521 Language Disorders in Early Childhood; SLPPD 0522 Language Disorders in School-Age Children

Credits: 2

This course covers assessment and treatment of neurogenic speech disorders, including the various types of dysarthria and apraxia. The complex process of differential diagnosis of these conditions will be addressed, along with numerous treatment approaches designed to target respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance and prosodic components of motor speech disorders.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders; SLPPD 0519 Pediatric Speech Sound Disorders; SLPPD 0529 Voice and Resonance Disorders

Credits: 3

This course describes the nature and proposed etiologies of stuttering and associated disorders. Assessment and treatment of children and adults with fluency disorders will be addressed, including the need for counseling and ongoing management across the lifespan.

Credits: 3

This course will address the complex communication needs of individuals with severe communication, sensory and/or physical impairments which may necessitate the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC). Students will become familiar with various types of assistive technologies used for AAC. The course will cover cognitive, educational, physical, psychosocial, and linguistic aspects of human behavior that impact AAC selection and implementation. AAC assessment and intervention strategies will be addressed, including interdisciplinary contributions from physical and occupational therapists.

Credits: 3

This course will require students to apply knowledge to clinical cases. Students will be expected to generate diagnostic reports and treatment plans targeting pediatric and adult dysphagia. Interpretation of videoflouroscopic and endoscopic swallowing assessments will assist students in profiling phase-specific sensory and motor swallowing abnormalities. Complex cases will be addressed.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0525 Dysphagia I

Credits: 4

This course provides students with the theoretical models of language, literacy and learning. Examination of the interconnections between reading, writing, speaking and listening will be explored. The patterns of child and adolescent reading and writing are emphasized.

Credits: 4

This course focuses on speech-language pathology practice within healthcare and educational settings, to better prepare students to work in these environments. Topics covered will include terminology, legislation and regulations, oversight and responsibilities, interprofessionalism, and documentation required for effective practice.

Credits: 2

This is the third of four supervised part-time speech-language pathology practicum experiences in the Midwestern University Multispecialty Clinic or other community-based sites. Students will learn how to plan and conduct assessment and intervention sessions for clients with communication disorders. One hour meetings will be included to provide an opportunity for students to review practicum experiences with other student clinicians to foster collaboration. Students will present clinical cases in grand rounds fashion. Addressing the needs of complex cases will be explored.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0552 Clinical Practicum II

Credits: 3

This is the last of four supervised part-time speech-language pathology practicum experiences at the Midwestern University Clinic or other community-based sites. Students will learn how to plan and conduct assessment and intervention sessions for clients with communication disorders. One hour meetings will be included to provide an opportunity for students to review practicum experiences with other student clinicians to foster collaboration. Students will present clinical cases in grand rounds fashion. Continuing to learn how to address the needs of complex cases will be explored.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0654 Clinical Practicum III

Credits: 3

This is a supervised clinical experience in speech-language pathology in a public school setting. Students will acquire experience in individual and group therapy, assessment and consultation. This course consists of a 12 week, full-time school site placement. May be taken before or after SLPPD 0662 Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Medical/Healthcare Facility.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0656 Clinical Practicum IV; Satisfactory completion of formative and summative reports in all didactic coursework.

Credits: 12

This is a supervised clinical experience in speech-language pathology in a healthcare setting. Students will acquire experience in individual and group therapy, assessment, consultation and interdisciplinary staffing. It consists of a 12 week, full-time clinical site placement. Note: May be taken before or after SLPPD 0660 Advanced Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology: Public School.

Prerequisites: SLPPD 0656 Clinical Practicum IV; Satisfactory completion of formative and summative reports in all didactic coursework.

Credits: 12