CMSD 5004 Fluency Disorders

This course is concerned with developmental stuttering and other disorders that affect speech fluency. Students will develop the knowledge and skills required to provide effective and evidence-based services to children and adults who stutter or who have other fluency disorders.

Registration Name

Fluency Disorders

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Demorest: Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Student learning outcomes and associated CAA-ASHA standards:

1. Students will compare and contrast basic concepts related to fluency, disfluency, stuttering, and cluttering (IV-B, IV-C)
2. Students will analyze contemporary theories/models of fluent and disfluent speech (IV-B, IV-F)
3. Students will analyze the roles of cognitive and emotional factors in the instantiation, assessment, and treatment of stuttering and other fluency disorders (IV-C, IV-D)
4. Students will construct an evaluation plan that includes integration of intake information pertinent to fluency disorders (V-B)
5. Students will select and administer appropriate fluency assessment procedures (V-B, IV-C, IV-D, IV-F)
6. Students will interpret, integrate, and synthesize assessment results to develop diagnoses and formulate a diagnostic report (V-A, V-B)
7. Students will modify an evaluation plan to accommodate a variety of individual needs, values, preferences, and cultural/linguistic backgrounds (V-B)
8. Students will construct a treatment plan that includes interpretation and synthesis of information to develop diagnoses and make appropriate recommendations for intervention (V-B)
9. Students will modify a treatment plan to accommodate a variety of individual needs, values, preferences, and cultural/linguistic backgrounds (V-B)
10. Students will evaluate and measure fluency performance in individuals who have impaired fluency (V-B, IV-B, IV-C)
11. Students will integrate information about typical and atypical development to diagnose different types of fluency disorders.
12. Students will design individualized intervention plans for children, teens, and adults (V-B)