18 courses with the subject SLPA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SLPA 1500Intro to Speech-Language Pathology Assistant3
Students explore the field of speech-language pathology, focusing on professional standards, legal and ethical considerations, and the roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants in healthcare and educational settings.Course Fees: $200.00
Students start clinical observation of speech-language pathology practices and procedures through on-site and online observations. After each observation, students are required to write objective reports based on their findings. A minimum of 10 observation hours in educational, medical, or online settings is required.Course Fees: $150.00
SLPA 1504Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Mechanism3
Students explore the core principles of anatomy, physiology, and neurology as they relate to speech production, language, and hearing. The course covers systems such as respiration, phonation, articulation, resonation, hearing, and the neurological processes involved.
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in SLPA 1500 .
SLPA 1505Intro to Speech and Language Development3
This course offers a comprehensive theoretical and descriptive framework for studying language development. Students will examine the fundamental stages and processes involved in language acquisition, focusing on the key components of the language system: phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics. Additionally, the course explores language diversity, including social, cultural, and socioeconomic factors and bilingualism.
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in SLPA 1500.
SLPA 1506Introduction to Phonetics3
Students are introduced to the articulatory foundations regarding the description and classification of speech sounds. Students learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), physiological properties of the speech mechanism, methods of transcription, and dialectal variations. Students describe sounds based on distinctive features. Students discriminate and identify the correct production of phonemes. Students identify the syllables of words by consonants, vowels, and stress.
SLPA 1511Introduction to Communication Disorders and Treatment3
Students are introduced to an overview of communication disorders, including classification, assessment, and remediation of speech, language, and literacy in children and adults. Students describe the role of the speech-language pathologist in educational and medical settings as well as examine multicultural and multilingual diversity, developmental disabilities, and acquired communication disorders.
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in SLPA 1500 .
SLPA 1605Adult Communication Disorders3
Students examine adult neurogenic communication disorders including aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, right hemisphere disorders, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. Students also identify and practice the speech and language treatment techniques used to treat these disorders.
SLPA 1630Early Childhood Language Impairments and Intervention: Birth to Preschool3
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.
Students explore the essential tools and skills needed for employment and professional development as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA). They learn to effectively articulate the skills acquired during their college experience when preparing their portfolios for job applications. Additionally, students will develop a post-graduation plan, incorporating financial planning and career-readiness tasks that align with and support their personal goals.
Students continue their clinical observation of practices and procedures in speech-language pathology as preparation for clinical fieldwork. Observations can occur in diverse settings, including educational institutions, medical facilities, assisted living centers, private clinics, and assigned online observations. Students are required to complete a total of 12 hours of observation across these settings. Additionally, they will write observation reports, develop lesson plans and treatment session objectives, draft SOAP notes, and engage in data collection activities.
Students differentiate between articulation and phonological disorders and the specific treatment approaches for each. They explore evidence-based practices for establishing sound targets, utilizing demonstrations, detailed descriptions, phonetic placement cues, and sound-shaping techniques. Additionally, they demonstrate cueing skills and target-specific positive reinforcement or corrective feedback when providing treatment.
Students examine the impact of speech disorders on oral communication. Students explore treatment approaches and techniques specific to various speech disorders, including voice, resonance, fluency, and apraxia of speech. Students examine session planning, progress reporting, and organization of treatment sessions.
SLPA 2600Alternative and Augmentative Communication2
Students will explore various forms of augmentative and alternative communication, including communication boards, electronic or computer-based systems, and multimodal communication methods. The course also covers treatment strategies used in speech-language pathology to enhance communication for individuals with limited or nonverbal communication skills.
Students implement screening tools and processes used for speech, language, developmental, and hearing screening, including the administration of screenings and the completion of protocols with clients of varied ages.
Students examine the organizational and functional skills required in the speech-language pathology workplace. These include supervisory relationships, client and caregiver interaction, scheduling, safety issues, ethical issues, treatment efficacy, lesson plan development, data collection, record keeping, multicultural intervention, and telepractice.
Students will develop a knowledge and skill base of effective behavioral interventions, supports, and materials to manage behaviors in a therapeutic setting.
SLPA 2630School-Age Language Impairments and Intervention3
Students will study impairments of oral language, reading, and written expression in school-age children and adolescents. Students explore and demonstrate treatment techniques and approaches appropriate for treatment of various language impairments. Students demonstrate interventions for culturally and linguistically diverse children, as well as intervention for students with learning and developmental disabilities.
Students practice the skills necessary for screening and treatment of language and speech disorders. Students are required to obtain 270 hours at the internship site with a minimum of 100 hours of those 270 hours providing direct speech and language treatments or screenings with clients under the direct supervision of an ASHA-certified Speech Language Pathologist.
