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CSCD2058: Stuttering (2012 - Semester 1)

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Unit: CSCD2058: Stuttering (6 CP)
Mode: Normal-Day
On Offer: Yes
Level: Intermediate
Faculty/School: Speech Pathology
Unit Coordinator/s: Dr Bricker-Katz, Geraldine
Session options: Semester 1, Semester 2
Versions for this Unit:
Campus: Cumberland
Pre-Requisites: None.
Brief Handbook Description: 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.
Assumed Knowledge: None.
Additional Notes: This unit is a prerequisite for speech pathology (Intermediate) clinical units in Year 3
Timetable: CSCD2058 Timetable
T&L Activities: Lectures: One 2-hour lecture per week, one 1-hour lecture per week, one 1-hour tutorial per week

Practical Work:
Assessment Description: Assignment 1 1,000 words (30%), Assignment 2 1,500 words (30%), Prolonged Speech Viva (0%) barrier task, eLearning Participation (0%) barrier task, End Semester Exam (40%)
Note on Resources: Onslow M, Harrison E & Packman A, The Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention: A Clinician's Guide, Pro-Ed, Austin (2003)

Stuttering Counts - Educational CD-ROM. Cost in 2008 = $22 (student rate). Available from http://www.latrobe.edu.au/hcs/resources.htm