Students will be able to use assessment data to construct intervention plans for patients. Specifically, in this course the students will able to:

• Describe the process and necessary steps for the assessment and differential diagnosis in Speech and Language Therapy
• Describe appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods for the assessment of various disorders of human communication
• Devise appropriate forms for taking a case history in children and adults with communication disorders and dysphasia
• Administer assessment tasks, score and analyze results
• Transcribe speech samples and conduct quantitative or qualitative analysis .  Students will be able to devise speech and language assessment tasks.

•  Adaptation to new situations
• Application of knowledge in practice
• Decision making
• Efficient search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information using the essential technologies
• Exercise criticism and self-criticism
• Independent Assignment
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

Brief Course Description: 
The course is developed in 13 lessons. 
Units:

• Understanding and using speech assessment tests and using medical history
• Understanding and using language assessment tests
• Use of comprehension and expression tests in children aged 2-6 with language problems (general)
• Use of comprehension and expression tests in children with autism
• Use of comprehension and expression tests in children with syndromes
• Use of comprehension and expression tests in children over 6 years of age with language problems
• Use of rating scales in speech therapy
• Using tests for learning disabilities
• Use tests for pronunciation
• Use of tests for language disorders in adults

Final exam (50%) and  midterm exams (50%) which will include clinical cases and/or multiple choice questions, (short) answer questions, development questions,
etc.

Books

• Καμπανάρου, Μ. (2020). Σύγχρονα θέματα λογοθεραπείας. Πάτρα: Γκότσης. Code in Eudoxus [94701759]
• Pindzola, H., Rebekah, Plexico, W. L., Haynes O. W. (2020). Διάγνωση και Αξιολόγηση στην Λογοπαθολογία, Λευκωσία: Broken Hill. Code in Eudoxus [94643619]
• Shipley, K. G., & McAfee, J. G. (2013). Διαγνωστικές προσεγγίσεις στη λογοπαθολογία. Πάτρα: Γκότσης. Code in Eudoxus [32998556]
• Hedge, M. N. (2013). Οδηγός λογοθεραπευτικής αξιολόγησης. Αθήνα: Παρισιάνου. 
  Code in Eudoxus [33155069]

Related scientific journals and other textbooks

• Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research
• Folia Phoniatrica et logopaedica Journal
• Hambrecht, G., & Rice, T. (2019). Clinical Assessment workbook for communication sciences and disorders. San Diego: Plural. 

https://eclass.uop.gr/courses/3709/