Course syllabus for

Speech and Language Disorders in Adults, 9 credits

Tal- och språkstörningar hos vuxna, 9 hp
This course syllabus is valid from spring 2024.
Please note that the course syllabus is available in the following versions:
Spring2023 , Spring2024
Course code
2LG116
Course name
Speech and Language Disorders in Adults
Credits
9 credits
Form of Education
Higher Education, study regulation 2007
Main field of study 
Speech and Language Pathology 
Level 
G2 - First cycle 2 
Grading scale
Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department
Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology
Decided by
Education committee CLINTEC
Decision date
2022-10-10
Revised by
Education committee CLINTEC
Last revision
2023-10-10
Course syllabus valid from
Spring 2024

Objectives

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Analyse how impairments in specific speech and language functions can affect communication activities in adults
  • Identify different forms of speech and language disorders in adults based on case descriptions, and relate them to typical lesions and disease conditions
  • Propose appropriate methods to assess and treat speech and language disorders in adults using a biopsychosocial perspective based on The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and current research
  • Formulate how alternative and augmentative communication, including cognitive support, can be implemented together with the network around adult persons with speech and language disorders to enhance communicative participation 
  • Discuss ethical considerations related to the concept of a person, health equality, patient autonomy and decision-making capacity in adult persons with speech and language disorders 

 

Literature and other teaching aids

Hartelius, Lena Dysartri - bedömning och intervention : vid förvärvade neurologiska talstörningar hos vuxna

1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2015 - 246 s. ISBN:978-91-44-11069-1  LIBRIS-ID:18542065  Library search

Hartelius, L.; Nettelbladt, U.; Hammarberg, B. Logopedi

1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2008 - 540 s. ISBN:978-91-44-03886-5 (inb.)  LIBRIS-ID:10352718  Library search

Papathanasiou, Ilias; Coppens, Patrick Aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders

Third edition. : Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2022] - 688 pages cm ISBN:9781284184099  LIBRIS-ID:jxzm60b6g6prmqs8  Library search