Stuttering
CSCD2058
Participants will acquire the knowledge and skills to undertake the clinical management of children and adults who stutter. Participants will learn about clinically relevant theories and research findings pertaining to the management of stuttering, how to select, justify and implement clinical interventions, and demonstrate skills in researching and applying evidence-based practice to stuttering management. Students will acquire skills in identifying and counting stuttering and producing the prolonged speech pattern. This unit of study prepares students to: evaluate research evidence for different assessment and intervention programs in stuttering; consider ethical and service issues related to delivering speech pathology services to culturally diverse populations.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Intermediate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: CSCD2058
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes