Nature and types of amplifying systems employed with the hearing-impaired. Electroacoustic characteristics including gain, power, acoustic response, distortion, etc. Principles and methods of selection and usage of hearing aids. Prerequisite: COMM-DIS 640 or equivalent.

Theories, methodologies, and procedures for special diagnostic testing; laboratory approaches. Prerequisites: COMM-DIS 311 and 313 or equivalents.

The study of theories of language and cognitive development as a framework for understanding and describing language behavior resulting from neurological, sensory, cognitive-intellectual and psycho-emotional deficits. Prerequisite: COMM-DIS 401 or equivalent.

A contemplative and systematic approach to the four theorectical forces in U.S. counseling, history and politics of counseling, the counseling, interviewing, consulting, and case management processes in Communication Disorders.

Critical issues related to the preparation, implementation, documentation, and follow up of the speech-language evaluation process, including: ethics; testing; the law; health insurance; differential diagnosis; prognosis; diversity; self-evaluation.

Underlying neuropathology, theory, clinical characteristics, concomitant conditions, diagnostic measures, prognosis, treatment approaches, and evidence of treatment efficacy related to asphasia in adults. Prerequisite: COMM-DIS 580 or equivalent.

The first section of the course will introduce you to many aspects of disfluency including: the prevalence/incidence of stuttering, theories of stuttering, core and secondary behaviors, other fluency disorders (cluttering, neurogenic stuttering, and psychogenic stuttering), and assessment and treatment approaches for children and adults. The second section of the course will introduce you to the diagnosis and management of communication impairments associated with cleft palate and other craniofacial disorders across the lifespan.

Theories and nature of phonological development and disorders. Assessment and treatment of phonological disorders.

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This course provides an in depth presentation of the sensorimotor, cognitive-linguistic, auditory, and cerebrovascular neurological networks that facilitate speech, language, cognition, and hearing in humans. Neurological models will be presented for differential diagnosis and localization of function, including neuropathologies and associated symptoms using top-down vs. bottom-up approach.