INTEGRATIVE ACTIVITIES
cod. 1004980

Academic year 2017/18
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Scienze tecniche mediche applicate (MED/50)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: MOTHER AND CHILD MEDECINE

Learning objectives

The course offers the knowledge and understanding of the assessment path and the speech therapy treatment in the pre-verbal and acquired onset hearing

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The lessons concern the consequences of sensory deprivation in the different age groups, the role of the speech therapist, the skills required within a dedicated multi-professional team.

Full programme

The speech-language approach in the treatment of children with hearing impairments:
• evaluation protocols
• treatment
guidelines
Logopedic rehabilitation of the adult patient with acquired hearing loss:

• selection of the adult patient in the cochlear implant procedure
• the logopedic rehabilitation of the adult patient with a cochlear implant

Bibliography

A. Martini, O.Schindler – La Sordità Perlinguale- Omega Edizioni.

Teaching methods

The lectures, supplemented by practical exercises and video viewing on clinical cases in evaluation and treatment, are intended to provide an adequate theoretical knowledge and awareness of acting in the professional approach

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test Oral exam with multiple teachers, in order to ascertain the quality and level of knowledge and understanding of the course contents and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to professional practice. The judgment will also evaluate the quality of participation in the lectures of the student

Other information

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