Courses

Critical analysis of teaching models through observation and practice. Students will learn to organize a course, conceptualize a unit, prepare lesson plans, devise and evaluate assessments, and effectively use technology in the classroom.

This experience will enable the student to: participate in clinical education to enhance knowledge, values, and skills as a practitioner: and integrate and apply course work in the clinical setting.

This experience will enable the student to: participate in clinical education to enhance knowledge values, and skills as a practitioner; and integrate and apply all course work in the clinical setting.

This course will enable students to enhance their knowledge of upper extremities, neck, oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cavities through live video demonstration of gross dissection, live discussion, and student asynchronous class preparation using selected video and other resources. The asynchronous preparation resources will include video enactments of clinical scenarios that are relevant to the synchronous topics dealt with in class.While this is not a treatment course, the participants will discuss the clinical relevance of the anatomical structures to basic clinical problems during live interactions with the professor.

Intelligence and personality tests in conjunction with interviewing techniques are studied. Emphasis on administering and interpreting batteries, and in synthesizing tests and interview data into a comprehensive diagnostic report. Source for clients to be tested plus on-site supervision is highly desirable. Students should plan schedule to allow time for testing requirements.

Personality and clinical tests are studies. Cognitive and personality assessment skills are perfected. Projective testing is examined thoroughly, as assessment is grounded in personality theory. Emphasis is placed on administering and interpreting the multi-test battery and on synthesizing test findings, interview information, and clinical data into a comprehensive diagnostic report. Cross-cultural, ethical, and psychometric issues are critically evaluated with respect to validity and reliability of the assessment protocol.

The work of mental health clinicians will be the focus of study. The complexity of the clinician’s trauma work will be considered through clinical presentation by clinicians, readings, and discussions. Topics include: the meaning and experience of trauma, interventions in clinical trauma work (such as child abuse, sexual abuse, rape, human trafficking, battering, racism, and war and its aftermath, terrorism and political action); and working with natural disasters. There will be academic autopsies of case material.

Students will explore, through improvisation, with a wide range of instruments and the voice, their personal relationship to music, music as self-expression, and music as a form of communication.Through this exploration students will develop a deeper understanding of how music is used with clients.

Culturally attuned interventions consider the sociocultural, psychological and developmental factors in treatment. Current research for clients struggling with addictions and those involved in judicial proceedings will be shared. Communities impacted by social injustices and art therapy methodology to effectively, legally and ethically serve these specialized populations will be discussed. Engaging clients to address trauma and violence needs a broad lens that also includes issues of societal inequality. Guest lectures will supplement course learning.

Practical application in designing and implementing diagnostic instructional interventions for students in grades 5-12 who are experiencing literacy difficulties or students in special education programs. Supervised individualized tutoring experience that is informed by assessment and ongoing progress monitoring. Emphasis on communicating assessment results and intervention outcomes to caregivers, school personnel, and other stakeholders.

Practical application in designing and implementing targeted instructional interventions for students in grades 1-6 who are experiencing difficulty in acquiring literacy skills, including students in regular education and special education programs. Supervised individualized tutoring experience that is informed by diagnostic assessment and ongoing progress monitoring. Emphasis on communicating assessment results and intervention outcomes to caregivers, school personnel, and other stakeholders.

Clinical Management I: Bone and Joint Disorders of the Upper Quadrant.

Essential to good clinical practice is the use of treatment strategies to the trajectory of recovery of physical function and ultimately occupational performance. This course will use a seminar, laboratory, and workshop model to explore the intervention processes for hand and upper limb nerve disorders that are traumatic or chronic in nature. This course will address nerve injuries in continuity that frequently present as cumulative trauma disorders between tendon and nerve involvement and the subsequent appropriate intervention strategies.

Introduction to contemporary issues of clinical practice in communication disorders across the lifespan. Emphasis on integration of previous coursework with direct clinical observations of diagnostic and treatment sessions. Introduction to clinical settings through study of current methods of standardized and non-standardized assessment procedures, client interviewing, treatment planning, clinical report writing, and implementation of treatment plans. Each student will complete 25 hours of supervised clinical observation outside of class.

Advanced study of the effects of disease on nutrient and energy requirements and metabolism, assessment and treatment of disease-induced malnutrition, nutritional support methods applied to case management. Emphasizes assessment of anthropometric and biochemical indicators, clinical symptoms, and development of individual nutritional care plans. For advanced undergraduates students requiring preparation for clinical course.

This experience will enable the student to participate in clinical education through observation of master clinicians.

This experience will enable the student to particiapte in clinical education through obersvation of master clinicians.

This experience will enable the student to particiapte in clinical education through obersvation of master clinicians.

This experience will enable the student to particiapte in clinical education through obersvation of master clinicians.

Seminar and supervised experience in clinical dietetics through observation, practice and research; food service systems, impatient and ambulatory nutrition care, specialty practice settings.