SPA 752 - Fluency Disorders

(3 units)

Disorders of speech rhythm and fluency. Emphasis on etiology, diagnosis, and methods of treatment in children and adults.

Prerequisite(s): Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of characteristics and theories related to fluent and disfluent speech.
2. demonstrate knowledge of developmental process of stuttering from childhood through adulthood.
3. demonstrate knowledge of constitutional subgroups in fluency disorders and co-occurring language and phonological concerns.
4. demonstrate knowledge of various classification systems for transcription of disfluent speech.
5. demonstrate knowledge of interviewing and counseling, collecting diagnostic data, and determining the need for direct or indirect intervention.
6. demonstrate knowledge of treatment approaches for prevention of early stuttering.
7. demonstrate knowledge of treatment and adjunct approaches for management of chronic stuttering.

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