Disorders Of Fluency

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This course provides speech-language pathology students with an understanding of the complex multidimensional nature of fluency disorders and their successful diagnosis and management. By the end of this course, students must have acquired knowledge of the nature of stuttering and other fluency disorders, including etiology, characteristics of the disorder, the neurophysiological basis of fluency disorders, developmental features of fluency disorders across the lifespan, psychological correlates of fluency disorders, linguistic factors relating to fluency disorders, multicultural and social considerations in the management of fluency disorders, differential characteristics of individuals with fluency disorders, counseling parents/caregivers of children who stutter, as well as teenagers and adults who stutter. Special attention is given to the impact of stuttering on the educational process in school-age children and how to address academic, communication and social issues for this population. Additionally, this course will address advocating for inclusion and equitable services in assessing and treating clients with fluency disorders from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.