CMDS 480 - Clinical Practice

This course comprises Option 1 for the Capstone Integrating Experience in Communication Disorders. The student obtains direct clinical experience with clients who exhibit a variety of communication disorders. Students’ responsibilities include: writing lesson plans; conferring with clinical supervisor and parents; utilizing clinical materials, equipment and technology; and writing clinical reports. Taken by consent of instructor. Student clinicians must demonstrate clinically appropriate speech/language/hearing skills prior to enrollment in clinical practicum. May be repeated. Initial registration is limited to three (3.0) credits. Registration for summer is for all ten weeks.

Prerequisites: CMDS 101 - Clinical Observation I, CMDS 200 - Introduction to Communication Disorders, CMDS 261 - Phonetics, CMDS 301 - Clinical Observation II, CMDS 380 - Principles of Clinical Management, CMDS 460 - Language Development, CMDS 470 - The Speech Mechanism, CMDS 472 - Audiology and CMDS 477 - Articulation and Phonology. Prerequisite or corequisite: CMDS 473 - Aural Rehabilitation and CMDS 550 - Counseling, Collaboration and Consultation with Patients and Families of Individuals with Communication Disorders or instructor’s permission. Observation of 25 hours of evaluation and management and a 3.0 cumulative grade point average overall and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all CMDS courses.

Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.