SLP 582Voice Disorders

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The focus of this course is diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of voice disorders and differences in individuals across the lifespan. The importance of the speech-language pathologist as a member of a multidisciplinary team to differentially diagnose voice disorders will be emphasized. Interventions, including counseling, of individuals with voice disorders will be addressed. A survey of medical interventions currently available to treat voice disorders will be conducted. Clinical management and decision making will be based on the World Health Organization model and support available from evidence-based practice.