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Contemporary Issues in Health Services in the United Kingdom

This seminar course will include didactic coursework and site visits during which time students will observe interdisciplinary clinical service provision at sites in the metropolitan London area. Students will observe evaluation and treatment sessions of children and adults receiving clinical services across disciplines such as speech language pathology, audiology, counseling, nursing, art, music, or drama therapy, and physical and occupational therapy. Seminar discussions will focus on the role of the interdisciplinary team in treating individuals with various disorders and provide an introduction to the practice of health fields specific to the United Kingdom and will explore attitudes toward disability and the allocation of health care resources in the UK. Comparisons between the US and UK health care systems will also be emphasized.

Course #
CSCD-UE 9650
Credits
4
Department