Course Title

Medical Speech Pathology

Course Number

7241103

Instructor Name

Tala Nazzal

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

First Semester -2

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

A.        Knowledge and Understanding, students should       

1.         develop the basic terms and definitions related to neuromotor speech disorders

2.         be able to discuss/explain the characteristics and classification of neuromotor speech disorders

3.         be able to collect and transcribe speech samples from patients with neuromotor speech disorders 

B.        Intellectual skills

1.         Be able to analyze, organize, and interpret data in order to diagnose neuromotor speech disorders.

2.         be able to make  initial decisions about treatment options to different neuromotor speech disorders

C.        Practical skills

1.         able to apply assessment and intervention principle in clinical settings

2.         To be able to write professional assessment reports, treatment plans and progress reports.

D.        Transferable skills

1.         use clinical skills developed during this course in the assessment and treatment of other communication disorders

2.         Use skills obtained in writing reports for patients with other disorders.

3.         Develop skills related to interviewing and collecting case history

Title: Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment; Third Edition

Author: Donald B. Freed

Publisher: Plural Publishing, 2018

Robin, D. A., & Schmidt, R. A. (1997). Clinical management of sensorimotor speech disorders (pp. 311-344). M. R. McNeil (Ed.). New York: Thieme.