SL3001 - Stuttering Across the Lifespan

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Speech Pathology

Enrolment in this subject is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology.

This subject will provide the theoretical foundation and professional skill base necessary for competent practice in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment/management of stuttering across the lifespan. Methods for prevention, assessment, diagnosis and intervention will be described and demonstrated.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate knowledge of the theories and processes underlying: the development and progression of fluency, dysfluency and stuttering; approaches to assessment, diagnosis and intervention; and the limitations and restrictions that stuttering can impose on the activities and participation of people who stutter;
• demonstrate competency in working with patients who stutter by: selecting and administering appropriate assessments; analysing and interpreting assessment results; identifying further information and referral requirements; selecting and planning an intervention approach; and appropriate reporting.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

Prerequisites:

SL2004

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Dr Wendy Pearce
Lecturers:	Dr Wendy Pearce, Ms Louise Brown.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars 26 hours professional experience
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students will be required to reach a passing standard in each area of assessment.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.