Causes of speech impairment: diseases and disorders (5cr)
Course unit code: PUV0105A19H
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
Students will be able to
- identify common diseases and disorders that cause speech impairments
- understand the effects of diseases and disorders on communication
- understand the individuality of clients
- recognise the interpreter’s role and the underpinnings of ethical decision-making in augmentative and alternative communication
- identify different types of living environments of speech-impaired clients
Content
- physical, developmental and brain disorders, developmental language disorders, neurological disorders, trauma-related disorders, autism spectrum, stroke
- expressive language clients, supportive language clients, alternative language clients
- clients’ cognitive skills, touch, eye contact
- assistance, ethical code of conduct
- stakeholders, work environments, rehabilitation, multidisciplinary teams
Qualifications
Opintojen suorittaminen edellyttää laajaa viittomien sanavarastoa ja vahvaa tulkkauksen perusteiden hallintaa. Lisäksi opiskelijan tulee tuntea puhevammaisuuden eri tyypit ja syntymekanismit sekä keskeisimpien eri asiakasryhmien käyttämien kommunikaatiomenetelmien perusteet ennen kelpoisuuskokonaisuuden aloittamista.