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CSCD5065: Speech 2: Stuttering and Motor Speech
2025 unit information
This unit provides the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct clinical assessment and intervention for child and adult clients with the motor speech disorders of stuttering, dysarthria and apraxia of speech. Students will learn to describe, evaluate, conduct and justify intervention or service responses for communication needs in these populations. A focus on case problem solving will be emphasised to achieve integration of theory and practical skills.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Communication Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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CSCD5061 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Anatomy and neurology of the speech system including head, neck, nervous system and speech motor control |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. assess, analyse and differentially diagnose different types of motor speech disorders including stuttering, cluttering, apraxia of speech and different types of dysarthria, with reference to anatomy and physiology of normal and disordered processes.
- LO2. design intervention plans for individuals with stuttering/motor speech disorders and their carers, using collaborative goal setting and taking into account personal and social context, age, impairment type and severity, activity limitation, participation and evidence-based guidelines
- LO3. explain and discuss the nature, impact, and support of stuttering/motor speech disorders in language appropriate for the individual, carers, identified health and education professionals needed for optimal care, and the wider public
- LO4. determine levels of evidence, including evidence gaps supporting different intervention approaches for individuals with stuttering/motor speech disorders, and how this informs one's speech pathology practice.
- LO5. demonstrate knowledge of the recommended best practices for the provision of culturally safe and responsive services to individuals with stuttering/motor speech disorders from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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