This course focuses on speech changes triggered by neurological disease or head trauma. Students learn to distinguish among various types of dysarthria and apraxia of speech through a hypothesis-driven approach and evidence-based framework. Students acquire skills for making diagnoses, constructing hierarchies, identifying potential treatments, and estimating prognosis. The course uses a patient-centered approach to explore the impact of multicultural and psychosocial factors on the adult patient's participation in rehabilitation.
