CSD 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Audiology, Communication Studies, Speech-Language Pathology
3 Nov 2016
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History of csd; speech pathology originated in the 1920s, audiology in wwii, to describe noise-induced hearing loss + the need for rehabilitation. Assesses, diagnoses, treats, and helps prevent speech, language, cognitive, communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders. Work environments: elementary and secondary schools, infant and early childhood programs, medical settings, nursing homes, private practice. Academic requirements: finish bachelor"s in csd, ma or ms in slp, state license required, 9 month clinical fellowship + national exam. Protection, prevention, preservation, evaluation, and treatment of the human auditory and vestibular systems: services provided individually or as part of a health care team to improve the patient"s quality of life. Related professions: base: speech pathology, otology, education, biomedical engineering, acoustics, physics and math, counseling. Educational prep: undergrad in csd, masters in audiology, cfy, need ms as of aud model. For: info too much for 2 years ms, easier to bill as dr. , successful transitions in other fields.
