CMDS 498 - Clinical Process III

Credit(s): 2
2 hours lecture, 2 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): CMDS 210 and CMDS 215. Students must have earned a C or above in CMDS 240 - Phonetics, CMDS 258 - Intro Communication Disorders and CMDS 300 - Language Disorders in order to register. Additional course fee may apply.
A preliminary clinical experience in the Mercy Speech and Hearing Center. Students will be selected to either treat a client with a communication disorder or be a participant observer assigned to a client with a communication disorder. Course topics will include a review of communication disorders, professional report writing, session planning, standardized test review. Other topics will include therapeutic hierarchy, peer review, session planning, research for evidence based practice, multicultural issues and family counseling (Previously titled CMDS 498 Clinical Practicum.) (Enrollment in this course requires proof of immunization.) Offered fall semester only.