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Martin Nevdahl
SPHSC 552
Seattle Campus
Laboratory experience in the management of speech and language disorders. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered: AWSpS.
Class description
Students will gain clinical knowledge and experience in the assessment and treatment of fluency disorders in children and adults. Finding and applying evidence-based treatments for stuttering will be the primary focus of this course.
Student learning goals
Students will learn to identify stuttering and make appropriate recommendations regarding treatment versus no treatment.
Students will learn to search the professional literature to find current, evidence-based treatment methods for stuttering.
Students will learn to assess the quality of the evidence they find pertaining to stuttering treatments.
Students, after identifying appropriate evidence-base therapies, will learn how to apply treatment methods for stuttering.
Students will learn how to appropriately monitor client progress in therapy using ongoing data keeping methods appropriate to the chosen treatment method.
General method of instruction
As a clinical practicum, students are assigned one or more clients who exhibit a fluency disorder. The students will evaluate and treat clients under the supervision of the clinical supervisor. There is a once-a-week group meeting to discuss clients and receive instruction on clincial methods.
Recommended preparation
Students should review their notes from the SPHSC 537 Fluency Disorders class. Students should be familiar with researching current literature for information related to their client(s).
Class assignments and grading
The first assignment gives students experience with identifying and quantifying stuttering by watching videos of people who stutter. The second assignment requires the student to choose a current research journal article and present it during a class meeting.
This is a pass/no pass course. Students must exhibit the ability to work independently with a client with a fluency disorder. All paperwork, SOAP notes, and reports must be completed in a timely manner. A passing grade will not be given until all paperwork and assignments are completed.
