| CODE | CMT2053 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Fluency Disorders 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communication Therapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - To introduce students to the study of fluency, its acquisition and the major factors that affect acquisition and maintenance, and fluency disorders; - To discuss theories relating to the onset of stuttering and their application to intervention; - To review the history of stuttering therapy; - To develop students’ knowledge and skills in the practical management of childhood fluency disorders. Study-unit Aims: Specific competencies related to fluency disorders 1: Student must demonstrate proficiency in prevention: - Detecting high risk in an early stage, by means of screening; - Carrying out, processing, interpreting appropriate detection instruments; - Giving relevant information concerning speech-language development and disorders; - Coaching, training or advising individuals or groups. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: Phenomenology: - Define fluency and fluency disorders (developmental, neurogenic, and psychogenic stuttering and cluttering); - Fluency development; - Overt and covert features of fluency disorders; - Psychosocial impact of fluency disorders; - Onset and development of stuttering; - Prevalence and incidence (different populations). Causal and maintaining variables: - Neurological factors; - Genetic factors; - Linguistic factors; - Psychosocial factors; - Learning factors. 2. Skills: Prevention: - Analyse disfluency and discriminating normal disfluency from a fluency disorder; - Apply screening procedures; - Provide appropriate information; - Advise in depth assessment or referring to other professions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Berstein Ratner, N., & Tetnowski, J. (2005). Current issues in Stuttering Research & Practice. Psychology Press - Bloodstein, O., & Berstein Ratner, N. (2007) A Handbook on Stuttering. Thomson - Brutten, G.J., & Vanryckeghem, M. (2003). Behavior assessment battery. Destelbergen, Belgium: Stichting Integratie Gehandicapten - Curlee, R. (1993). Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. New York - Curlee, R., & Conture, E. (2007) Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency. Third Edition, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc - Curlee, R. & Perkins, W. (1984). Nature and Treatment of Stuttering: New Directions. San Diego: College-Hill Press - Fawcus, M. (1995). Stuttering: From Theory to Practice. Whurr Publishers - Gregory, H. (1979). Controversies about Stuttering Therapy. Baltimore: University Park Press - Guitar, B. (2006) Stuttering: An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment. 3nd edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - Guitar, B., & McCauley, R. (2010) Treatment of Stuttering: Established and Emerging Interventions. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Packman, A. & Attanasio, J. (2004) Theoretical Issues in Stuttering. Hove–East Sussex: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group - Shapiro, D.A. (2011) Stuttering Intervention- A Collaborative Journey to Fluency Freedom. Second Edition. Pro-Ed - Turnbull, J. & Stewart, T. (2012) The Dysfluency Resource Book. Second Edition. Speechmark Publishing Limited - Yairi, E., & Ambrose, N. G. (2005) Early Childhood Stuttering- For Clinicians by Clinicians. Pro-Ed. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Workshop | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph G. Agius |
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