Speech Language Pathology

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Provides an overview of the profession of speech language pathology. Describes the nature of various speech, language, voice, and hearing; covers communication development in children and descriptions of language differences. Includes the training, scope, and practice of a speech language pathologist and a speech language pathology assistant.

F, W, Sp, Su

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the listening/discrimination and transcription skills required to identify normal and disordered speech behaviors. Describes the motoric and linguistic acquisition of normal and disordered speech along with basic approaches to intervention that can be used by speech language pathology assistants. Focuses on transcription of American English speech sounds and the physical and linguistic development of speech.

F,W, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on approaches to intervention that speech language pathology assistants can use with children, adolescents, and adults within the limits of a specified scope of practice. Covers data and record-keeping methodologies, along with types of materials and approaches that are motivating for students/clients in different age groups.

Prerequisite: SLP180.

F, W, Sp, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces language development for students pursuing training as a speech language pathology assistant and those in early childhood education. Provides an overview of basic linguistics and practical applications of the theoretical explanations of language acquisition. Includes observation of infants, children, and adolescents as the major focus for the identification and the milestones of language development.

W, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Offers an advanced clinical course for students pursuing training as speech language pathology assistants. Focuses primarily on the age groups of early childhood, childhood, and adolescence. Includes intervention approaches that can be used successfully with adults. Provides directed application of language, cognitive, and behavioral therapy techniques in individual and group intervention modalities. Stresses integration of interpersonal and paraprofessional knowledge and skills into clinical activities.

Prerequisite: SLP180, SLP182, SLP183.

F, W, Sp, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on the anatomy and physiology specific to speech as a medium of communication and to the underlying modalities of language. Presents the anatomical structures and the physiology fundamental to various speech disorders, along with the role of anatomy and physiology in speech and language rehabilitation. Provides differentiation when appropriate among the anatomy and physiology of infants, children, adolescents, and adults.

Su, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Presents an advanced clinical intervention course for speech language pathology assistants. Covers the various uses of group and individual therapy. Discusses treatment content and pacing. Includes the application of reinforcement schedules, along with eff ective use of various speech sound teaching and correction strategies.

Prerequisite: SLP180, SLP181.

F, W, Sp, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Covers the development and use of therapeutic teaching materials based on knowledge of communication disorders, speech production, clinical intervention, and normal language and cognitive development. Includes various approaches to documenting the results of intervention. Focuses on the use of developmental and behavioral models to produce materials and assessment of various intervention programs.

Prerequisite: SLP180.

Su, Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on the nature of communication and on swallowing and feeding disorders in groups of children with various types of disabilities that occur with a low frequency in the general population. Describes the specific communication, swallowing, and feeding disorders manifested in these various groups, along with the approaches to, and types of, intervention. Emphasizes the role of the assistant in the administration of behavioral treatment methods and tracking of progress with various data methods as a major key to success for these clients in both group and individual treatment models. Includes an overview of the various genetic disorders.

Prerequisite: SLP180.

Offered as needed.

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on guided practice in speech language pathology assisting. Includes working with a speech language pathologist supervisor at one or more sites of service. Emphasizes skill shaping and improvement using input from the supervising clinician and the college instructor.

Prerequisite: successful completion of all SLPA courses or consent of instructor.

F, W, Sp

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Focuses on guided practice in speech language pathology assisting. Includes working with a speech language pathologist supervisor at one or more sites of service. Emphasizes skill shaping and improvement using input from the supervising clinician and the college instructor.

Prerequisite: SLP189 or consent of instructor.

F, W, Sp