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2022/2023

Dyslalias and Disfluencies Assessment and Intervention

Code: 104142 ECTS Credits: 9
Degree Type Year Semester
2500893 Speech therapy OB 2 2

Contact

Name:
Cristina Cambra Verges
Email:
cristina.cambra@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
Yes
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

Teachers

Nuria Miranda Codina

Prerequisites

It is recommendable to go over the contents related to the acquisition of the language.

 

 

 

Objectives and Contextualisation

The student will be able to assess the speech and fluency difficulties of children and to suggest corresponding treatment.

Competences

  • Act appropriately with respect to the profession's ethical code: respect professional confidentiality, apply professional criteria in the completion and referral of treatment.
  • Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of disorders in communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal oral functions.
  • Design and carry out speech-therapy treatment, whether individual or at group level, establishing objectives and phases, with more efficient and suitable methods, techniques and resources, attending to the distinct developmental phases of human beings.
  • Have a strategic and flexible attitude to learning.
  • Innovate in the methods and processes of this area of knowledge in response to the needs and wishes of society.
  • Organise and plan with the aim of establishing a plan for development within a set period.
  • Students can apply the knowledge to their own work or vocation in a professional manner and have the powers generally demonstrated by preparing and defending arguments and solving problems within their area of study.
  • Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Take account of social, economic and environmental impacts when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
  • Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyse a situation and identify points for improvement.
  2. Communicate in an inclusive manner avoiding the use of sexist or discriminatory language.
  3. Describe the main disorders of speech, voice, hearing and deglutition.
  4. Explain the explicit or implicit code of practice of one's own area of knowledge.
  5. Explain the impact of various disorders of speech, voice, hearing and deglutition on communication processes.
  6. Have a strategic and flexible attitude to learning.
  7. Identify situations in which a change or improvement is needed.
  8. Identify situations requiring referral to other professionals.
  9. Organise and plan with the aim of establishing a plan for development within a set period.
  10. Propose new experience-based methods or alternative solutions.
  11. Propose projects and actions that are in accordance with the principles of ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and obligations, diversity and democratic values.
  12. Propose viable projects and actions to boost social, economic and/or environmental benefits.
  13. Students can apply the knowledge to their own work or vocation in a professional manner and have the powers generally demonstrated by preparing and defending arguments and solving problems within their area of study.
  14. Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
  15. Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  16. Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
  17. Treat/re-educate patients with disorders of communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal oral functions.

Content

BLOCK A: DYSLALIA

  1. Kind of dyslalia
  2. Assesment of dyslalia
  3. Relation between dyslalia and odontology
  4. Intervention programme and  advice

 BLOCK B: STUTTERING

  1. Definition of stuttering
  2. Assesment of stuttering
  3. Intervention programme and advice

Methodology

-       Master classes

-       Seminars to discuss different cases

-       Individual tutorials to resolve doubts

-       Self-study activities

 

 

 

Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Master classes 36 1.44 3, 8, 6
Seminars 32 1.28 5, 9, 6, 17
Type: Supervised      
Individual tutorials 15 0.6 5, 9
Type: Autonomous      
Essays 54 2.16 3, 5, 8, 9, 17
Study 72 2.88 6

Assessment

 

EV1: a group-written essay on dyslalia (10%)

EV2: an exam on dyslalia (40%)

EV3: a group-written essay on stuttering (15%)

EV4: an exam on stuttering (35%)

 

No-evaluation: the students who present work with an academic value lower than 40% of the final mark cannot be evaluated.

Re-evaluation conditions: the students can have their work re-evaluated when the final mark of the subject is between 3,5 and 4,9.

The pass mark for each activity (exams and written-essays) is a 5 and a pass mark in all the activities is compulsory. The maximum mark for each re-evaluated activity is a 5.

 

No unique final synthesis test for students who enrole for the second time or more is anticipated.

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Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
A group-written essay on dyslalia 10% 6 0.24 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 13, 14, 6, 17
A group-written essay on stuttering 15% 6 0.24 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 13, 14, 6, 17
An exam face-to-face on dyslalia 40% 2 0.08 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17
An exam face-to-face on stuttering 35% 2 0.08 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17

Bibliography

Basic bibliography related to dyslalia:

  • Massana,M. (2003). Tractament i prevenció de la dislàlia. Barcelona: Edicions EPL.
  • Zambrana,N i Dalva,L. (1998) Logopedia y ortopedia maxilar en la rehabilitación orofacial. Barcelona:Masson.

 Basic bibliography related to stuttering:

  • Fernández-Zúñiga, A. (2008). Guía de intervención logopédica en la tartamudez infantil. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis.
  • Salgado,A. (2005). Manual práctico de tartamudez. Ed.Síntesis.

Complementary bibliography related to dyslalia: 

  • Bartuilli,M.; Cabrera,P.J.; Periñán,M.C. (2008). Guía técnica de intervención logopèdica. Terapia Miofuncional. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis.
  • Bigenzahn,W. (2004). Disfunciones orofaciales en la infancia. Barcelona: Ed. Ars Médica.
  • Gispert,D. i Ribas,L. (2002). Els sons entremaliats (s/l-r-d/ll/rr). Vic: Edicions l'Àlber.
  • González, J.N. (2003). Alteraciones del habla en la infancia. Aspectos clínicos. Ed. Médica Panamericana.
  • Grandi,D i Donato,G. (2006). Terapia miofuncional. Diagnóstico y tratamiento. Barcelona: Ed.Lebón.
  • Monge, R. (2009). Atenció auditiva, 5-8 anys. Barcelona: Lebón.
  • Pascual,P. (1978) La dislalia. Madrid: CEPE.
  • Queiroz,I. (2002). Fundamentos de fonoaudiología. Ed.Médica-Panamericana.
  • Ribas,L. i Gispert,D. (2000). Jocs fonològics. Vic: Ed. L'Àlber.
  • Segovia, MªL. (1977) Interrelaciones entre la odontoestomatología y la Fonoaudiología. La deglución atípica. Buenos Aires: Ed.Médica Panamericana. (2ªed.).
  • Villegas,F. (2004). Manual de logopedia. Evaluación e intervención de las dificultades fonológicas. Barcelona: Ed.Psicologia Pirámide.
  • Zambrana,N. i Puyuelo,M. (2017). Terapia miofuncional orofacial. Actualización en nuevos campos de actuación. Madrid: Ed.EOS

Complementary bibliography related to stuttering:

  • Biain de Touzet, B. (2003). Una disfluència con cuerpo y alma. Ed. Paidós.
  • Cautela,J.R i Groden,J. (1987). Técnicas de relajación. Biblioteca de Psicología, Psiquiatría y Salud. Manual práctico para adultos, niños y educación especial. Ed. Martínez Roca.
  • Conture, E. (2008). Stuttering and related disorders of fluency. Ed. George Thieme.
  • Fernández-Zúñiga, A. (2008). Tratamiento de la tartamudez en niños. (2 vols). Barcelona: Ed.Masson.
  • Gallego,J.L. (2004). La tartamudez: guía para profesionales y padres. Ed.Aljibe.
  • LeHuche, F. (2000). La tartamudez. Opción curación. Ed.Masson.
  • Pintanel, M. (2005). Técnicas de relajación creativa y emocional. Madrid: Thomson.
  • Santacreu,J. i Froján,M.J. (1993). La tartamudez. Madrid: Ed.Pirámide. Col.lecció "Ojos solares".
  • Rodríguez Morejón, A. (2003). La tartamudez: naturaleza y tratamiento. Barcelona: Ed.Herder.
  • Agustoni,D.H. (1989). Deglución atípica. Buenos Aires: Ed.Puma.

Complementary bibliography of the subject:

  • Mendizábal, N.; Jimeno, N.; García, N. i Santiago, B. (2013). Guía práctica para la elaboración de informes logoedicos. Ed.Medica Panamericana.

 

Software

Not applicable