SPTHAUD 6228 - MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

[3 Credits]

This course is designed to develop students’ familiarization with issues related to the practice of speech-language pathology within the healthcare environment. Topics will include charting, medical abbreviations, ethics, multicultural considerations, and universal precautions. Additionally, as the final course in the sequence of neurogenic communication disorders, one section will be focused on the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders associated with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).