Voice Disorders & Treatment

Catalog description

This course addresses the nature, etiology, assessment, and diagnosis, as well as treatment procedures, for various types of voice disorders. Disorders of children, adolescents, and adults will be studied in detail. Included in the discussions will be training techniques for teacher reduction of vocal abuse in the classroom as well as care of the professional voice. Children and adolescents with voice disorders will be discussed as voice disorders impact individuals in various educational settings. The aspects of respiration, phonation, and resonance in normal and abnormal voice production will be examined. Specific instrumentation related to voice assessment will be introduced. Professional issues and standards related to the discipline of Speech-Language Pathology, including the scope of practice, ethics, and cultural and linguistic diversity, are addressed. General principles of clinical observation, assessment, the establishment of treatment goals, report writing, documentation, and service delivery in various facilities, including educational and medical settings, are emphasized.