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Clinical Placement: Communication and Language, Speech Disorders in Children
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:03.10.2024 17:02:55
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_206 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 11.00 | ECTS: | 16.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Anatomy | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Blūmentāle | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Communication and language development, assessment of early development. Speech sound disorders of various origins, course paper. Language disorders in children. Sign language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire and improve practical skills in working with children who have communication and language/speech disorders of various etiologies (hearing, maxillofacial deformities, developmental, functional, etc.). | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Regulation of the clinical placement - communication and language/speech disorders in children, placement assignments, requirements for placement institutions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Documentation of clinical practice, organization of practice, distribution of practice places. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Regulation of the clinical placement - communication and language/speech disorders in children, placement assignments, requirements for placement institutions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Clinical placement assignments, seminar topics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Work with literature on various topics. Preparation for communication, language/speech therapy classes. Preparation and defense of one Clinical Case presentation at the end of the Clinical Practice. Creation of reference materials, according to the set goals of therapy. Creating a portfolio. Preparation of materials within the framework of oral and written language prevention. Development of telerehabilitation skills, preparation for service provision. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Placement report - in the 5th semester. Placement defense - 6 per semester. Cumulative grade - the sum of the grades of both semesters. Cumulative assessment consists of: Clinical placement report and Clinical Placement defense (5th and 6th semesters) - 60%; Placement report folder (Portfolio) grade (5th and 6th semesters) - 20%; Clinical case analysis and presentation (5th and 6th semesters) - 20%. 5th semester: Placement report folder (Portfolio) must be submitted. 6th semester: Placement report folder (Portfolio) and Clinical case analysis must be submitted. A clinical case must be presented and defended. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • Will list communication and language/speech disorders of various aetiologies in children; • Will classify types of communication and language/speech disorders in children; • Will describe the types of learning disorders; • Will list possible types of therapy in cases of communication and speech/language disorders. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • Will demonstrate communication and language/speech, voice assessment for children; • Will perform an analysis of the disturbance; • Will plan the necessary communication, language/speech, voice therapy; • Will implement the planned therapy; • Will consult on communication, language/speech, voice prevention, development and rehabilitation opportunities. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • Will systematise the obtained anamnesis and assessment data on communication and language/speech disorders of various aetiologies in children; • Will interpret the obtained anamnesis and assessment data, plan and carry out the necessary therapy within the limits of one’s competence. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Alex F. Jacobson, Barbara H. Johnson. 2015. Medical Speech-Language Pathology : A Practitioner's Guide | ||||||||
| 2 | James, Sarah. 2018. Applying Psychological Ideas in Speech and Language Therapy. Havant: J & R Press Limited | ||||||||
| 3 | Jennifer Read. 2014. A Guide to Clinical Placements in Speech and Language Therapy. J & R Press Limited. | ||||||||
| 4 | Jennifer A. Ostergren. 2019. Speech-Language Pathology Assistants: A Resource Manual. 2nd Edition, Plural Publishing, Inc. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Rokasgrāmata runas, valodas un dzirdes attīstībā un traucējumu izzināšanā 1. daļa. I. Blūmentāle, I. Kalēja, I.Klatenberga, S. Kušķe, A. Vabale | ||||||||
| 2 | David L. Irwin. 2019. Clinical Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. 3rd Edition | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | European Speech and Language Therapy Association | ||||||||
