Competencies
At the end of the four-year C.S.D. bachelor's degree program,
the students will have developed the following:
- Basic skills: Students should develop a number of important skills,
including but not limited to: critical thinking
skills, organizational skills, communication skills,
interpersonal skills, computer skills, and interviewing
and investigational
skills.
- Basic science
coursework: Students will
demonstrate knowledge in the biological/physical
sciences and mathematics.
- Acquisition
of theoretical knowledge of normal bases and development
of speech, language
and hearing: Students
will
demonstrate knowledge in basic human communication
processes, including the anatomic, physiologic,
physical, psychophysical,
psycholinguistic and linguistic bases.
- Acquisition
of knowledge of speech, language and hearing disorders: Students
will demonstrate a basic knowledge
of the disorders of human communication, including
disorders of the speech mechanism, disorders
of expressive language,
receptive language and language processing,
and disorders of the peripheral and central auditory
mechanisms.
- Acquisition
of clinical knowledge: Students will demonstrate
basic knowledge of the therapeutic
process.
- Understanding
the profession and its ethical obligations: Students
will demonstrate basic knowledge of the
scope of the profession, types of services
that speech-language pathologists, audiologists and
speech-language pathology
assistants perform, the nature of supervision
that must be present, the manner in which
their conduct
is directed
by the ethical guidelines of the American
Speech Language
Hearing Association, and the ethical guidelines
for speech-language pathologists, audiologists
and speech-language
pathology
assistants. Students should also demonstrate
an understanding of the significance of
diversity within the population
served, and of ethical issues and obligations
of
the profession.
- Professional
writing: Student
should show an emerging ability to write various
types of
documentation, reports and notes
(progress reports, S.O.A.P. notes, and
reports of diagnostic evaluations).
- Professional
commitment beyond coursework: The student
will perform community service
in school,
hospital
or clinical settings.
- Research: The
student will demonstrate the ability to perform various
types
of
research
in the field
of communication
sciences and disorders.
Associate of Arts: Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
(S.L.P.A.)
The A.A. in S.L.P.A. is a paraprofessional degree. Students
electing this major will enroll in an intensive two-year
course of study culminating in the A.A. degree. The 39-credit
major consists of a sequential course of study in the
normal processes of speech, language, and hearing; the
disorders of communication; as well as in the remediation
of these disorders. Students must maintain a minimum
2.67 grade point average (G.P.A.) Any grade below a C
(2.0) in a C.S.D. course cannot be applied toward major
credit and must be retaken.
Upon graduation with an
A.A. in S.L.P.A., the student would be prepared for
entry into the field of speech-language
pathology as a paraprofessional. Potential employment
may be in a school, clinic or hospital setting as a
speech-language pathology assistant.
Field-Based Experiences
The A.A. degree in S.L.P.A. at Elms College applies
theory gained in course work to a variety of experiences
in
clinical environments. Department affiliations with
a broad range of schools, hospitals, clinics and
private practitioners afford the student with opportunities
to
perform observations of therapy sessions, to participate
in supervised speech, language and hearing screenings,
and to participate in a clinical internship(s) in
the
second year of the program.
Prior to enrolling in
clinical practicum courses CSD 408,CSD 411,or CSD 415 the
following requirements must
be
met:
- academic course work with no grade lower than
a C in C.S.D. courses
- a minimum of 50 clock hours of pre-practica experiences
- a minimum of 50 clock
hours of supervised clinical observations
- a grade
point average (G.P.A.) in C.S.D. courses of a minimum
of 2.67
- permission of program director
Bachelor of Arts: Speech-Language Pathology
Assistant (S.L.P.A.)
The B.A. in S.L.P.A. is a paraprofessional
degree. Students electing this major will
enroll in a
four-year course
of study culminating in the B.A. degree.
The 45-credit major consists of a sequential
course
of study
in the normal processes of speech, language,
and hearing;
the disorders of communication; as well
as in the remediation
of these disorders. Students must maintain
a minimum 2.67 grade point average (G.P.A.)
Any
grade below
a C
(2.0) in C.S.D. course work cannot be applied
toward major credit and must be retaken.
Upon graduation, the student would be prepared for
entry into the field of speech-language
pathology as a paraprofessional.
Potential employment may be in a school,
clinic or
hospital setting as a speech-language pathology
assistant. This
major is appropriate for students who wish
to earn a four-year degree, to seek employment
as
an S.L.P.A.,
but do not wish to attend graduate school.
Field-Based
Experiences
The B.A. degree in S.L.P.A. at Elms College
applies theory gained in course work
to a variety of
experiences in
clinical environments. Department affiliations
with a broad range of schools, hospitals,
clinics and
private practitioners afford students
with opportunities to
perform
observations of therapy sessions, to
participate in supervised speech, language and hearing
screenings, and to participate
in a clinical internship(s) in the fourth
year of the
program.
Prior to enrolling in clinical
practicum courses CSD 408 or CSD 411, the following
requirements
must be
met:
- academic course work with no grade
lower than a C in C.S.D. courses
- 50 hours of pre-practica
experiences
- a minimum of 50 hours of supervised
clinical observations
- a grade point average
(G.P.A.) in C.S.D. courses of a minimum of 2.67
Bachelor
of Arts: Communication
Sciences
and Disorders (C.S.D.)
Communication
sciences and disorders (C.S.D.) is a pre-professional
program that prepares
the student
academically and clinically
for graduate work in speech-language
pathology and audiology. It also
provides a background
for students
interested
in pursuing career preparation
in special education or in teaching
the deaf and
hard of hearing.
Students wishing
to fulfill the certification
requirements of the Massachusetts
Department of Education and the
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
must plan to seek a master's
degree in speech-language pathology or
audiology.
This clinical major
consists of a sequential course of study
in
the
normal processes
of speech, language,
and
hearing; the disorders of communication;
and an introduction to assessment
and management principles.
Students
seeking other options plan
their course of study with the program
director. Request for major
status is through student application.
Admission is based
on a minimum 2.67
grade point average (G.P.A.)
and successful completion of
the 200-level C.S.D. courses.
Should a student earn a grade
below C (2.0) in a C.S.D. course,
that course cannot be applied
toward
major
credit. Therefore
the course
must be retaken. Students must
maintain a 2.67
G.P.A. in order to retain major
status and in order to graduate
with a C.S.D. major.
Field-Based
Experiences
The C.S.D. major at Elms College
applies theory gained in course
work to a variety
of experiences
in the
professional environment. Department
affiliations with a broad range
of schools, hospitals, clinics
and private practitioners afford
students
with opportunities
to investigate
career options, to perform
observations of diagnostic
and
therapy sessions, to participate
in supervised speech, language
and hearing screenings, and
to participate in a clinical
internship(s)
in the
senior year.
Requirements in
these areas must be met prior to enrollment
in
CSD 408
or CSD
411:
- academic course work with no grade
lower than a C in C.S.D. courses
- 50 hours of pre-practica experiences
- a minimum of 25 hours of supervised
clinical observations
- a grade point average (G.P.A.) in C.S.D.
courses of a minimum of 2.67
Professional Studies Major/C.S.D.
Students will plan their
course of study with the
program director
in
accordance
with the
requirements set forth
by the college.
Double Major
in C.S.D. (27 credits)
Students who seek a double
major in C.S.D. along
with another
area of specialization
must enroll
in specific
courses as defined by
the college, and
are subject to the same
G.P.A. requirements as
C.S.D. majors.
Contact Information
Kathryn James, Director of
CSD
413-265-2282
email: jamesk@elms.edu
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