pg 1 orientation and observation in communicative disorders deaf education course number comd 2400 credit 1 semester fall 2004 text none instructor dee r child e-mail deec@cc.usu.edu office comd 105 office hours daily see bulletin board learning outcomes verbal this class is an orientation and overview of the different disorders of communication and the professional opportunities for treating them you will become well informed about the profession of speechlanguage pathology audiology and deaf education and will correctly answer the following questions · what do professionals within the field really do · where do they work · how much money do they make · is it hard to find a job once you graduate · what is required to become certified in this profession · is this a rewarding career · how does it feel to have a communicative disorder performance you will acquire at least 25 hours of supervised observation and experiences relating to various disorders of communication the american sp
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pg 2 there ask the staff assistants where they are just follow the team to the rooms that they will be using for the evaluation 5 come professionally dressed and act in a professional manner if you need to leave the evaluation before the testing is completed please do so quietly and as indiscreetly as possible not during the middle of a test remember that you are watching an actual professional examination with a real patient act like you would like to have someone act if they were observing you at the doctor or dentist s office while you are watching each evaluation take notes so you can write a report on what you see the report should include the date the client s initials but no first or last name and age of the client being tested the tests being given the results of the tests if you can tell the activities or materials that the clinicians use during the testing session and your impressions of the job they are doing email your report to the professor and record your report on the
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pg 3 videos deal with the following disorders articulation language voice alternative or augmentative communication stuttering aphasia dysarthria swallowing and hearing disorders 2 3 each report completed on the lecture and video clips will count as one observation hour except the two class periods dealing with deaf education each lecture/video report should include the following overview of the topic of the class and of the video clips the date the name of the guest if any an outline of what was discussed 4 5 if the video clips are a demonstration of a product or disorder type describe the product or disorders if the video clips are of diagnosis or treatment do the following what specific goals do you feel were being worked on what is your impression of working with this type of client list strengths and weaknesses in the clinician s procedures list any specific skills that are needed by a clinician to administer this type of therapy any additional comments you have regarding the vid
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pg 4 4 in the subject area of each email include the following this information must be included course topic of the report articulation fluency audiology etc number of the report examples comd2400 introduction #1 comd2400 audiology a #2 comd2400 slp articulation #3 use the attached summary sheet see page 5 to keep track of the reports that you submit grading grading will be pass or fail there will be no mid-term or final examinations you will be graded on the following which must be turned in no later than the end of the first day of finals completion of at least 25 hours of observation/experiences total hours must equal at least 25 at the conclusion of the semester you will also email a 1-page written summary of your impressions and the outcomes of therapy observed during the semester include specific examples of both productive and nonproductive therapy from your observations describe the goals of your client and the progress made during the semester at the conclusion of the
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pg 5 summary sheet student name date type of observation speech-language evaluation check when complete 1 1 1 1 total hours acquired:
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pg 6 asha knowledge and skills acquisition kasa requirements for certification in slp comd 2400 will fulfill the following asha requirements from the knowledge and skills acquisition kasa form this form is intended for use by the certification applicant during the graduate program to track the processes by which the knowledge and skills specified in the 2005 standards for the ccc are being acquired you are responsible for tracking this information standard iiic kasa requirements student will demonstrate knowledge of the nature of etiologies and characteristics of articulation disorders knowledge of the nature of etiologies and characteristics of fluency disorders knowledge of the nature of etiologies and characteristics of voice and resonance disorders knowledge of the nature of etiologies and characteristics of receptive and expressive language disorders knowledge of the nature of etiologies and characteristics of cognitive aspects of communication knowledge of the characteristics of
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pg 7 availability schedule fill out this form and turn it in at the beginning of the second class period name phone email x bad time mon 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 tue wed thur fri
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