ACQUIRED LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE-COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN ADULTS II

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CS&D 704 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast aphasia and cognitive-communication disorders with regard to definitions, basic characteristics, and principles of assessment and intervention Audience: Graduate 2. Compare and contrast the characteristics of acquired language and cognitive-communication disorders vs. normal aging effects on communication Audience: Graduate 3. Describe assessment and intervention principles that apply across acquired communication disorders Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking skills, the ability to be a critical consumer of the research literature, and generate research questions, and professional presentation skills Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate the ability to engage in collaborative and critical group discussion Audience: Graduate 6. Describe social determinants of health, and the interaction between cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural factors in order to discuss and identify health disparities in persons with acquired language and cognitive-communication disorders. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain the interaction of cultural and linguistic variables and linguistic diversity on the individuals served, and their caregivers, in order to maximize service delivery for adults with cognitive-communication disorders and their family and care partners. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast aphasia and cognitive-communication disorders with regard to definitions, basic characteristics, and principles of assessment and intervention Audience: Graduate 2. Compare and contrast the characteristics of acquired language and cognitive-communication disorders vs. normal aging effects on communication Audience: Graduate 3. Describe assessment and intervention principles that apply across acquired communication disorders Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking skills, the ability to be a critical consumer of the research literature, and generate research questions, and professional presentation skills Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate the ability to engage in collaborative and critical group discussion Audience: Graduate 6. Describe social determinants of health, and the interaction between cultural, linguistic, and sociocultural factors in order to discuss and identify health disparities in persons with acquired language and cognitive-communication disorders. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain the interaction of cultural and linguistic variables and linguistic diversity on the individuals served, and their caregivers, in order to maximize service delivery for adults with cognitive-communication disorders and their family and care partners. Audience: Graduate