SPTH2905 Professional Studies & Communication Sciences 1B (Motor Speech Disorders)

Ms Rebecca Francis

2016

4.5

8 x 2-hour lectures per semester
6 x 1-hour tutorials per semester
1 x 90-minute case study-1 once-only
12 x 2-hour case study-2s per semester

1 Admission into BSPP-Bachelor of Speech Pathology
2 2 of SPTH1103, SPTH1509
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2)

SPTH2907 - Clinical Skills and Practice 1B: Motor Speech Disorders

It is assumed that students will have successfully completed all first year topics.

Assignments; Examinations (40%).

Using a series of case studies this topic introduces students to knowledge of the aetiology, nature, prognosis, mechanisms and course of motor speech disorders, including fluency disorders, dysarthria and apraxia of speech. Specific attention will be paid to assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Students will have an opportunity to engage with people directly affected by motor speech disorders and to reflect upon how theoretical perspectives encountered during the in-class work link with the daily lived experiences of people with these disorders.

The aim of this topic is to introduce students to a variety of speech disorders that result from impairment to the motor control systems (including stuttering, dysarthria and apraxia of speech). Students must have an understanding about the conditions that cause motor speech disorders and be able to determine the nature and extent of the speech disorder through perceptual and instrumentation-based diagnosis and analysis. Students will also be introduced to detailed information about appropriate intervention for motor speech disorders.

On completion of the topic students will be able to:

Provide an overview of the neuroanatomical regions involved in speech production
Explain the upper and lower motor neuronal pathways involved in speech production
Describe the structure and functional physiology of the speech mechanism, including requirements for fluency
Explain the difference between planning, programming and execution of speech
Explain the aetiology, nature, prognosis, mechanisms and course of various motor speech disorders
Explain the processes involved in the evaluation of speech /fluency
Describe the main approaches to intervention of speech and fluency disorders
Provide an overview of the nature, causes, maintaining factors, opportunities and barriers in clients with motor speech disorders including complex communication needs who require multimodal communication
Describe the potential impact of motor speech disorders on quality of life
Compare and contrast findings from a case study to those from peer-reviewed literature in a selected field of study.

Key dates and timetable

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