Learning Outcomes:
Student will be able to
Identify the etiologies and clinical features of speech and language pathologies and the role of the speech-language pathologist as a member of the decision-making team.
Discuss approaches to decision making when the individual who lacks decision making capacity including the application and limitations of advance directives and decision-making for children.
Apply different formal and informal assessment tools regarding speech and language disorders to make diagnosis and appropriate treatment plans on the basis of those assessments.
Apply knowledge of Articulation, Fluency, Voice and resonance, including respiration and phonation in clinical practice be it in assessment or intervention.
Problem solve around assessment and intervention for Receptive and Expressive language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) disorders including hearing disorders using formal and informal assessment tools.
Design SMART intervention goals for Swallowing (oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, and related functions, including oral function for feeding; orofacial myofunction) following thorough assessment.
Correlate cognitive aspects of communication (attention, memory, sequencing, problem-solving, executive functioning) with client’s base line performances to device effective treatment planning.
Value Social aspects of communication in clinical application (including challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, lack of communication opportunities) and understand its impact on quality of life.
Collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams in the selection and use of communication modalities (including oral, manual, augmentative, and alternative communication techniques as assistive technologies)
Course Content:
Speech, Language and Communication Formal Assessment Tool and Interventions
Quick assessment of Apraxia
Tactile cueing
PROMPT
Rate and rhythm control approaches
Contrastive stress
Standardized Diagnostic Aphasia Examination
Standardized Aphasia Assessment Batteries
Formal/Informal Aphasia Screening Tests
Standardized Dysarthria Assessment
Cranial Nerve Assessment tool.
Constraint-Induced Language Therapy
Melodic Intonation Therapy
Script Training
Word Retrieval Cuing Strategies
Visual Action Therapy
Standardized Assessment of Swallowing Ability
Formal / Informal Dysphagia Screening Tools
Informal bedside swallow evaluations
Effortful swallow
Diet Texture Modifications
Laryngeal elevation
Mendelsohn maneuverer
Supraglottic swallow
Shaker exercise, head-lifting exercise
Masako maneuverer
Postural/Position Techniques
Pacing and Feeding Strategies
Perceptual and subjective analysis of voice
Objective assessment of voice on Acoustic software.
Standardized Stuttering and fluency assessment tools
IPA transcription for assessment of articulation and phonological assessment
Traditional Articulation Therapy
Complexity Approach Cycle phonological approach
Minimal Oppositions Maximal Oppositions
Treatment of the Empty Set Multiple Oppositions
Core vocabulary approach The Lidcombe Program.
Fluency shaping. Syllable-Timed Speech Technique
The Pull-Out Technique The Stretched Syllable Technique
The Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique
The Gentle Onset Technique
The catch and release technique
The Light Articulatory Contacts Technique
The Continuous Phonation Technique
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ICW
Blank level Receptive and expressive language screeners
Standardized Receptive and expressive language assessment tool
MLU calculation Recasting Self-Talk, Parallel Talk
Expansion & Extension
Vertical build-up and breakdown Child centered approaches
Clinician Directed approaches
Hybrid Approaches
AAC Profile Assessment tools
AAC Evaluation procedure
Dysgraphia Assessment & Intervention
Dyscalculia Assessment & Intervention
Dyslexia Assessment and Interventions for Dyslexia
SOVT Resonant Voice Therapy
Vocal Function Exercises
LSVT (as delivered in course content)
Direct Approach Indirect Approach
Urdu based Test of Articulation
Standardized tests of articulation and phonology.