Course Description & Objectives:
Objectives:
- By the end of the course, students should have knowledge, attitudes and skills to enable them to diagnose, assess and manage clients with speech and language delay and disorder (congenital / acquired)
Content:
- Causes of speech and language delay / disorder and methods of prevention
- Making a differential diagnosis and prognosis
- Assessment of communication skills
- Theoretical principles and therapeutic
- Designing and using suitable therapy materials
- Working with families/carers
- Attention and behaviour, Motivating and rewarding children
- Psychological trauma and loss of desire to
- Bilingualism and speech and language delay / disorder
- Management plans including SMART objectives and long and short term goals
