DLVE-SLP: Course Catalog
The courses described below will be offered via on-line technology for students enrolled in the DLVE-SLP program. DLVE-SLP courses required by the university in which a student is enrolled must be taken in the sequence offered with their cohort. The course timeline indicated is tentative and subject to change.
Additional courses may be required and vary by university (see Degree Requirements). Descriptions of practicum and course requirements not provided by DLVE-SLP can be found at the following sites:
Research in Communication Sciences & Disorders SUMMER 2009
This course focuses on basic and applied research interpretation. Covers basic knowledge needed as a speech-language pathologist for assessing clinical research to inform clinical decisions. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Observation & Methods Seminar SUMMER 2009
This seminar is designed to provide directed/guided observation of the clinical process (interview, evaluation, and treatment sessions). Practical clinical methodology will be emphasized. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Neurological Development & Disorders Across the Lifespan SUMMER 2009
This course focuses on neurological structures and functions related to speech, language, and hearing processes. Disorders of the nervous system, their location and how these disorders affect speech and language behaviors will be examined. Embryological development and craniofacial pathologies are also studied. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Speech & Hearing Science FALL 2009
This course examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual, and acoustic aspects of voice, speech and hearing. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Language Disorders I FALL 2009
This course focuses on the nature, prevention, assessment and treatment of language impairments in young children, including infants. Coverage includes interdisciplinary assessment, early intervention planning, implementation of intervention, and consideration of the role of speech language pathologist as a team member. Autism spectrum disorders, pre-literacy skills, and cultural and linguistic diversity will be discussed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Language Disorders II SPRING 2010
This course focuses on the nature, prevention, assessment and treatment of language impairments in children, including early school-age children and adolescents. Coverage includes interdisciplinary assessment, intervention planning, implementation of intervention, and consideration of a variety of service delivery models. Literacy acquisition as well as cultural and linguistic diversity will be also be discussed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Articulation & Phonological Disorders SPRING 2010
This course studies etiology, evaluation, and treatment of articulatory and phonological disorders. Articulatory phonetics, phonological processes and coarticulation are considered. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Ethics and Professional Issues Module SPRING 2010
This module accompanies the first graduate practicum experience and emphasizes contemporary professional and legal issues with application to clinical practice. Focus includes ASHA Code of Ethics, professional responsibilities, documentation, and treatment implementation and management. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Dysphagia SUMMER 2010
This course focuses on assessment and treatment strategies for infants, children, and adults with feeding and/or swallowing disorders. Normal neurophysiology of deglutition, clinical and radiographic assessment, and therapy management will be addressed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Motor Speech Disorders SUMMER 2010
This course studies apraxia of speech and dysarthrias in children and adults, including etiology, differential diagnosis, and appropriate management techniques. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Aphasia & Related Disorders FALL 2010
Scientific, theoretical, and clinical considerations of neuro-cognitive disorders in the adult. Symptomatology, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of disturbed processes in comprehension, spoken and written language will be addressed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Aural Rehabilitation FALL 2010
This course focuses on the impact of hearing loss on human communication across the lifespan. Includes the latest in hearing technology and principles of aural (re)habilitation for individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or experience disorders of auditory processing. Hearing conservation is also discussed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Public School Methods SPRING 2011
This elective course focuses on administration and delivery of services to students with speech-language impairment in schools, including relevant education, special education, and Medicaid requirements and professional issues. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Disorders of Fluency SPRING 2011
Theories of causation, evaluation, and management of fluency disorders in children and adults are studied. Coverage includes differentiating incipient stuttering from normal disfluencies and the impact stuttering can have on interpersonal relationships. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Voice Disorders SUMMER 2011
An in-depth study of laryngeal function and disorders, including anatomical and physiological bases for normal voice production as well as functional, organic and neurogenic voice disorders. Theories and methods of research, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of voice disorders are discussed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Resonance Disorders SUMMER 2011
This course examines cleft lip, cleft palate and other orofacial abnormalities and their associated speech disorders. Theories and methods of research, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of resonance disorders are discussed. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Multicultural Perspectives in Communication Sciences & Disorders SUMMER 2011
This elective course addresses contemporary issues (e.g., prevalence of communication disability, availability of services, social and cultural restrictions, socioeconomics, health disparities, global views, etc.) which pertain to the promotion and delivery of speech-language pathology and audiology services, specifically, to individuals from socially, culturally, ethnically and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. This course advocates for the development of cultural competency as a basic requirement for the provision of communication disorders services as well as to comply with ASHA's code of ethics. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Traumatic Brain Injury FALL 2011
An overview of the role of the speech-language pathologist in the interdisciplinary management (assessment, treatment, and counseling) of cognitive-communicative deficits associated with traumatic brain injury. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.
Alternative & Augmentative Communication SPRING 2012
Assessment and intervention strategies for individuals with limited or nonfunctional speech will be presented. Students will participate in demonstrations of alternative communication systems. An interdisciplinary team approach to (re)habilitation will be studied. Registration limited to students admitted to the DLVE-SLP program.