SLPA 610 - Fluency Disorders across the Lifespan (3)

The course provides a critical analysis of the constitutional, developmental, and environmental theories of stuttering, differential diagnosis and prognosis of disfluent speech, and the treatment of disfluent speech across the lifespan. This will include knowledge in related areas necessary to treat this multidimensional disorder holistically, i.e. counseling, family involvement, approaches to relaxation and mindfulness training. Offered: Fall and Spring.