COMD 460

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Capstone Clinical Methods and Observation

Communication Disorders David O. McKay School of Education

Course Description

Students will engage in guided clinical observations to learn practical clinical methods in the field of audiology and speech language pathology. Students will also become proficient in understanding and applying the ASHA Code of Ethics, and will learn basic professional writing skills.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Recommended

This is intended as a final semester course. We anticipate that students will have already mastered the fundamentals of human communication in the areas of hearing, language, and speech.

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Ethical Issues

Learning Outcome

Discuss potential ethical issues in communication and swallowing disorders

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Intervention

Learning Outcome

Describe differences between intervention procedures and intervention activities

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Observation

Learning Outcome

Develop skill in creating observation plans with identified goals and methods for collecting data