SPSC670-22S1 (C) Semester One 2022

Aphasia and Related Disorders

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2022
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 15 May 2022

Description

Students will learn to apply evidence-based practice and the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to differentially diagnosing the presence, extent, and nature of aphasia; and to planning their assessment approach; establishing suitable goals for intervention; and constructing appropriate management plans when working with clients with aphasia across the continuum of care.

Whakamahuki/Course Description

The overall goal of the course is to develop students’ ability to provide holistic evidence-based assessment and intervention for clients with aphasia, dementia, or traumatic brain injury and their whānau, across a continuum of care.

More specifically, students will learn to apply evidence-based knowledge and the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to differentially diagnose the presence of language and other communication problems; plan their assessment approach; establish suitable goals for intervention; and construct appropriate management plans when working with clients with aphasia, dementia and traumatic brain injury. Students will also learn about culturally responsive approaches to supporting clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds including Māori and Pasifika clients.

Learning Outcomes

Intended Hua Akoranga/Learning Outcomes

Intended learning outcomes represent what you should know and/or be able to do as a result of active engagement in the learning process. Below is a table that represents the intended learning outcomes of this course, along with the associated learning method(s) and assessment task(s).

Upon successful completion of the course, I will be able to:

1. Formulate an assessment approach and discharge criteria for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders

2. Analyse assessment results of adults with acquired communication disorders in the context of the IFC, EBP and Māori, Pasifika and multi-cultural knowledge

3. Generate intervention goals and management plans that align with the values of the client and their whānau, underpinned by the ICF, EBP and Māori, Pasifika and multi-cultural knowledge

4. Apply principles of health education to communicate information to clients, whānau and other health professionals

5. Generate a critical appraisal of research related to management of adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders that can be translated into clinical practice

I will learn this by:

- Engaging in lectures
- Participating in class activities
- Completing required readings
- Simucase/Simulation

My learning will be assessed through:

- Simulation
- Assignment
- Midterm test
- Final test

Prerequisites

SPSC667. Entry subject to approval by the Head of School.

Restrictions

Timetable Note

Wātaka/Timetable

Rāhina/Monday 9:00am – 12:00pm Lecture theatre – E14
Rāapa/Wednesday 11:00am – 12:00pm Lecture theatre – Ernest Rutherford 140

Course Coordinator

Kate Cook

Course Pūkenga/Lecturer & Kairuruku Akoranga/Course Coordinator

Lecturer & Course Coordinator: Kate Cook kate.cook@canterbury.ac.nz

Assessment

Aromatawai/Assessment Information

The course assessments are listed below:

Midterm test 20%
Simulation 10%
Assignment: Putting it all together 30%
Final test 40%

Midterm test (20%)
A midterm test on the content from all the lectures of weeks 1-5 inclusive.
Date: Monday during lecture time, week 7 (Duration: 50 minutes)

Assignment: Simulation – Assessment (10%)
Specific requirements and marking criteria will be posted on the Ako/Learn website and discussed in class. Due: Week 11 Thursday 10pm

Assignment: Putting it all together – from Assessment to Treatment and all the EBP in between (30%) Specific requirements and marking criteria will be posted on the Ako/Learn website and discussed in class.
Due: Week 12 Thursday 10pm

Final exam (40%)
The examination will cover the course content from weeks 1-12 (Duration: 3 hours).
Date: Will be announced end of term 1

Textbooks / Resources

Pukapuka Ako/Textbooks & Readings

Recommended textbook: Papathanasiou, I., & Coppens, P. (2017). Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Second Edition. Burlington, MA, USA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Copies of the required textbook have been placed in the High Demand Section in the Central Library.

This course also includes a number of required readings. Links to those readings will be posted on the Ako/Learn site.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,127.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 30

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All SPSC670 Occurrences

  • SPSC670-22S1 (C) Semester One 2022