Motor Speech Disorders

Course aim

Develop knowledge of the neuroanatomical subsystems of speech production and the disorders that affect it and apply evidenced based principles to speech pathology assessment and management of motor speech disorders

Course content

Apply foundation knowledge of the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to acquired motor speech disorders and the practice of Speech Pathology. Critical evaluation of the evidence base for assessment and intervention for motor speech disorders. Case based learning approach for application to clinical setting.

Textbook(s)

Duffy, J.R 2020, Motor Speech Disorders: Substrates, Differential Diagnosis, and Management. , Elsevier, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 2051	Speech Sound Disorders
HLTH 1060	Head, Neck and Brain

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Professional plan, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.