Course Description & Objectives:
Objectives:
- By the end of the course, the students should have the knowledge, skills and attitudes required in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of developmental dysphagia.
- Students should have the knowledge, skills and attitudes required in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of acquired dysphagia
Content:
- Normal stages in the swallowing process
- Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of clients with developmental dysphagia
- Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of clients with acquired dysphagia
- Multi-disciplinary management of dysphagia; roles and responsibilities
