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Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)

Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). = Speech and Hearing. Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Lincoln Gray, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology, UVa Medical School. What is CSD?. Audiology Speech-Language Pathology

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Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)

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  1. Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) = Speech and Hearing

  2. Communication Sciences and Disorders(CSD) Lincoln Gray, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology, UVa Medical School

  3. What is CSD? • Audiology • Speech-Language Pathology • Speech and Hearing Science

  4. Why CSD? “Speech-language pathology and Audiology will be among the hottest professions in the country in the next decade” “The number of audiology positions expected to climb 45% and the number of speech-language pathology positions to grow by 39% from 2000-2010” Audiologist: among 30 best careers that offer strong outlooks and high job satisfaction (2009). 2002-03

  5. Why CSD?

  6. Why CSD at JMU? • US News and World Report Rankings - 2008: • Audiology: #19 • Speech-Language Pathology: #38 • Largest CSD program in Virginia • The only Audiology program in Virginia • Historically has had the largest full-time student graduate program at JMU

  7. CSD Degree Offerings • Undergraduate pre-professional program in CSD (B.A. or B.S.) • Master’s Degree program in Speech-Language-Pathology (M.S.) • Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) • Research Doctorates in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (Ph.D.)

  8. Undergraduate Curriculum • General Education Program 40-43 • BA/BS Degree 6-17 • CSD Major 36 • Cognate Courses 9-12 • Electives 23-27 ---------- TOTAL 120 hours

  9. Undergraduate Courses in CSD • Phonetics • Anatomy and Physiology of Ear and Voice • Acoustics of speech and hearing • Children’s language • Audiology • Biostatistics • Speech and Language Disorders • Aural Rehabilitation • Neuroanatomy • Methods and observation in Audiology and SLP

  10. The Profession of Audiology

  11. Practice of Audiology (AuD) identification, assessment, prevention and rehabilitation of hearing and balance Get to work with newborns, kids, adults, elderly, medical patients. Newborn hearing screenings, hearing tests, consultation with industry and military, rehab., cochlear implants, intraoperative monitoring

  12. Hearing Aids

  13. Hearing Aids

  14. The Profession of Speech-Language Pathology

  15. Scope of Practice: Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Speech-language Pathologists are autonomous professionals who screen, identify, diagnose, refer, and provide treatment and intervention including follow-up services, to persons of all ages with or at risk for, speech, voice, language, communication, swallowing and related disabilities.

  16. Where do SLPs Practice? Public and private schools Health care settings Private practice Universities and university clinics Individual’s homes Group homes and sheltered workshops NICU, early intervention services Research facilities Corporate settings

  17. Speech Language Pathology and Children • Articulation disorders • Language disorders • Motor Speech disorders • Voice disorders • Traumatic Brain Injuries • Cognitive related disorders • Fluency disorders

  18. SLP for Adults • Neurological language disorders • Neurological speech disorders • Voice disorders • Traumatic Brain Injuries • Fluency disorders (stuttering) • Accent reduction • SLP for Seniors • Neurological speech disorders • Neurological language disorders • Dysphagia (swallowing) • Cognitive related disorders

  19. SLPs and Audiologists are in Demand “Baby Boomer” population is aging Hearing loss Aphasias, dysphagias due to stroke Cognitive decline Survival rate increase in infants born with complications Health promotion and disease prevention Increased diagnoses of autism, ADHD Newborn hearing screenings Increase in early interventions Disabled troops The field is growing = Always a JOB!!!

  20. CSD Research JMU • Stuttering • Infant, Child and Adolescent Language • Swallowing • Balance disorders “WiiSearch” • Autism and ADHD • Traumatic Brain Injury • Hair-cell regeneration • Hearing Aids • Distance Education http://www.csd.jmu.edu/labs

  21. My research @ JMU http://www.csd.jmu.edu/computationallab.html

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