SLP 585 Voice & Velopharyngeal Disorders
This course presents the anatomy, physiology, and embryology of the head and neck involved in the onset, development and maintenance of disorders of the voice as well as structural malformations of the palate and velopharynx in children and adults. Assessment procedures for speech, resonance, and velopharyngeal dysfunction are illustrated with case studies, and no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech treatment procedures are covered in detail. Best practices for preventing and treating voice and resonance disorders in medical and educational setting will be emphasized. Lecture/laboratory format.
Offered
Fall, Spring