Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
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Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
SAR SH 691
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. - Prereq: for MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. Introduces augmentative and alternative communication. Focuses on clinical features and considerations of AAC tools and strategies, candidacy for AAC across the age span, and features matching and domains of assessment process required for successful evidence-based AAC implementation. 3 cr. Tuition: $6549
Eleven-week course (May 20-July 29)
C1 (IND) Wed. 5-8 pmRebecca McCarthyNonstandard course dates -
Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
SAR SH 728
Prerequisites: for MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. Provides information on the development of pediatric feeding and swallowing and their associated disorders. Includes an overview of normal development, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and transition onto solids; anatomy, physiology, and neurology of pediatric feeding and swallowing; and the epidemiology of common pediatric feeding and swallowing problems. Covers formal and informal clinical assessment; instrumental assessments; treatment of pediatric feeding and swallowing problems, including the use of thickened fluids, modified diets, special equipment, positioning, oral sensory-motor therapy, and behavioral feeding therapy. A team structure approach is emphasized along with the importance of counseling families and caregivers, including a discussion of multicultural feeding influences. Students learn to implement assessment and therapy tasks in the form of hands-on skills and integrate these with patient interaction skills via immersive scenarios, simulation equipment, and staff role play of situations commonly encountered in clinical practice. 2 cr. Tuition: $4366
Summer 1 (May 19-June 11)
A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 5-7:30 pmKathryn DavidsonNonstandard course dates -
Acquired Cognitive Disorders
SAR SH 734
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. - Prereq: for MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. An introduction to the rehabilitation of individuals with acquired brain injury across the recovery continuum from acute care to post-acute rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. Primary focus is on the role of the speech-language pathologist and the knowledge and skills required for diagnosis and treatment of this population. Formal and informal assessment tools, treatment paradigms, function of the interdisciplinary team, prevention, advocacy, and strategies to address the needs of family members are presented. 2 cr. Tuition: $4366
Summer 1 (June 16-July 9)
A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 5-7:30 pmKara ShefticNonstandard course dates -
Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
SAR SH 741
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only. - Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Students are assigned to their first field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr. Tuition: $2183 per credit
Twelve-week course (May 19-August 7)
C1 (EXP) ArrangedMagdalen Balz and Alyssa Boucher and Caroline Brinkert -
Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
SAR SH 742
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only - Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Students are assigned their second field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr. Tuition: $2183 per credit
Twelve-week course (May 19-August 7)
C1 (IND) ArrangedAnne Carney and Meghan Graham and Kelly Hansen -
Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
SAR SH 743
Graduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only - Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Students are assigned their third field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr. Tuition: $2183 per credit
Twelve-week course (May 19-August 7)
C1 (EXP) ArrangedMeghan Graham and Rachael Kammer -
Clinical Practicum: Diagnostics
SAR SH 744
Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only. - Prereq: for MS-SLP students only. Upon successful completion of SAR SH 737 and SAR SH 740, students are assigned to the Boston University Speech, Language, and Hearing Center Diagnostic Team. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. Variable cr. Tuition: $2183 per credit
Twelve-week course (May 19-August 7)
C1 (EXP) ArrangedJerome Kaplan and Sarah Vitale