Professional Practice in Educational Settings

Catalog description

The multifaceted role of the speech-language pathologist in school settings; models of service delivery; collaborative assessment and teaching; computerized teaching programs; national and state legislation and regulations; rights and responsibilities of teachers and other staff; individualized educational planning; language-based learning disabilities; cultural diversity issues including bilingual and multicultural issues; roles of language in academic development and instruction; drug abuse education and fire safety. For successful completion of the course, students must also attend (a) a 2-hour workshop on identifying and reporting suspected child abuse or maltreatment; (b) a 2-hour workshop on school violence prevention and intervention.