PRE-CLINICAL OBSERVATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize critical components of the scope of practice for both speech-language pathology and audiology, demonstrating understanding of professional roles, responsibilities. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply foundational content knowledge from prior coursework to clinical observations and written analyses, integrating relevant concepts in anatomy, physiology, development, and communication sciences to interpret clinical behaviors and contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Produce professional clinical documentation that reflects accurate, concise, and ethical reporting of observations, integrating evidence-based practices and professional writing conventions consistent with ASHA standards. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Classify and report clients’ communication behaviors across the lifespan and explain foundational treatment principles and clinical practice procedures. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Present information in a well-organized, logical, and professional manner in both spoken and written form, reflecting ethical and professional standards of communication. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify and summarize critical components of the scope of practice for both speech-language pathology and audiology, demonstrating understanding of professional roles, responsibilities, and interprofessional collaboration. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Reflect on observed assessment and intervention practices, discuss case outcomes, and connect their observations to foundational coursework and professional competencies. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize critical components of the scope of practice for both speech-language pathology and audiology, demonstrating understanding of professional roles, responsibilities. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply foundational content knowledge from prior coursework to clinical observations and written analyses, integrating relevant concepts in anatomy, physiology, development, and communication sciences to interpret clinical behaviors and contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Produce professional clinical documentation that reflects accurate, concise, and ethical reporting of observations, integrating evidence-based practices and professional writing conventions consistent with ASHA standards. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Classify and report clients’ communication behaviors across the lifespan and explain foundational treatment principles and clinical practice procedures. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Present information in a well-organized, logical, and professional manner in both spoken and written form, reflecting ethical and professional standards of communication. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify and summarize critical components of the scope of practice for both speech-language pathology and audiology, demonstrating understanding of professional roles, responsibilities, and interprofessional collaboration. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Reflect on observed assessment and intervention practices, discuss case outcomes, and connect their observations to foundational coursework and professional competencies. Audience: Undergraduate