• SLPA 1630: EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS AN

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  This course focuses on the study of language disorders from infancy through the preschool years. Students will examine and demonstrate various treatment approaches for prelinguistic skills, emerging language,and conversational language skills. The use of language sampling as an assessment tool, intervention strategy and progress monitoring will be explored. Additional considerations addressed in this course include the interventions of various low-incidence populations, the use of indirect treatment strategies when working with caregivers, and the consideration of multi-cultural issues when providing treatment.
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• SLPA 2500: INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY AND AURAL REHABILITATION

  2.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students are introduced to audiology, audiograms, hearing screening and hearing assessments. Students are also introduced to aural rehabilitation, and work with hearing aids and hearing assistive technologies (HAT). Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 1511.
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• SLPA 2502: FIELD OBSERVATION II

  2.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students continue clinical observation of practices and procedures required in speech-language pathology in preparation for clinical fieldwork. Student observations occur in diverse settings including educational, medical, assisted living facilities, and private clinics. Students will have a total of 20 hours of field observation in a variety of the settings noted above. Students write observation reports, lesson plans, treatment objectives, SOAP notes, and complete data collection activities. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 1502.
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• SLPA 2503: SLPA SEMINAR

  1.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students explore the roles and responsibilities of the SLPA. Students explore tools and skills necessary for employment and professional development as an SLPA. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 2502.
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• SLPA 2505: ADULT COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students examine adult neurogenic communication disorders including aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, right hemisphere disorders, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. Students also identify the speech and language therapy techniques used to treat these disorders. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 1511.
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• SLPA 2520: SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS AND INTERVENTION

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students discriminate between articulation and phonological disorders as well as treatment approaches specific to each. Students examine session planning, reporting progress and organization of therapy interaction. Students demonstrate cueing, reinforcement, feedback and choosing materials. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 1506.
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• SLPA 2530: LANGUAGE DISORDERS AND INTERVENTION

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students explore therapy techniques appropriate for treating language delays and acquired disorders with toddler, preschool, and school-aged populations. Students demonstrate interventions for culturally and linguistically diverse children, as well as intervention for students with learning and developmental disabilities. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 1511.
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• SLPA 2535: SPECIAL POPULATIONS FOR SLPA

  2.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students focus on speech and language treatment techniques and approaches with childhood low-incidence populations (such as craniofacial anomalies, TBI, Cerebral Palsy, genetic disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and syndromes). Prerequisite: SLPA 1511.
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• SLPA 2540: SPEECH DISORDERS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students examine the impact of speech disorders on oral communication. Students identify treatment approaches specific to various speech disorders including voice, resonance, fluency and apraxia. Students examine session planning, progress reporting and organization of treatment sessions. Students practice treatment approaches and techniques for various speech disorders. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 1504.
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• SLPA 2600: ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION

  2.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students utilize common forms of augmentative and alternative communication, including sign language, communication boards, and electronic or computer-based communication. Prerequisite: Completion of SLPA 2520.
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