CD 672 - Progressive Neurodegenerative Disorders

Credits: 1 credit
(On-campus only)

This seminar offers an overview of specialized intervention provided by speech-language pathologists for adults with progressive neurological disorders, a population increasingly receiving complex medical multidisciplinary rehabilitation services across the lifespan post-diagnosis. Topics include identifying, recognizing, and classifying various progressive neurodegenerative disorders, including disorders of the central nervous system (e.g., MS, PD, ALS, dementia), genetic/metabolic disorders (e.g., Huntington’s, MD), and neoplastic/neurotoxic disorders. Participants learn how speech-language pathologists participate within interdisciplinary medical teams and how SLPs intervene with clients in domains of communication, cognition, and swallowing.