Online |  3 semester credits
Tuition:  $1125
CSD 321.682

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Prerequisites

None.

In this course you will study the effects of hearing loss on perceptual, cognitive, communicative, educational, occupational, social, and emotional aspects of life for all age ranges. You’ll be able to identify common intervention techniques including communication strategies training, auditory training, speech reading, hearing aids, assistive devices, and cochlear implantation.  You will build proficiency in the application of assessment tools, and developing recommendations for rehabilitation.

Syllabus

Instructor

Carolyn Christian, Clinical Instructor, has worked as a speech-language program support teacher and special education administrative consultant for a multi-district educational agency; and she provided speech and language services in hospitals and public schools.  Ms. Christian currently provides supervision of graduate and undergraduate student clinicians in the CSD clinic and teaches Rehabilitation Methods to graduate students.

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Application and Registration

Please see our How to Register page for instructions.

Cancellation Policy

Refund of credit fees due to withdrawal from class will follow the UW-Eau Claire refund policy.  Please refer to the Refund Repayment Schedule web page. 

Questions?

Call the Continuing Education office at 715-836-3636 or toll free 866-893-2423 and ask to speak with the Education Program area. Or, email us at ce@uwec.edu.

Accommodations

If you need an accommodation for a disability to fully participate in this program, or need this document in an alternative format, please contact Continuing Education at 715-836-3636 / toll-free 866-893-2423, or use the Wisconsin Relay System (711) as soon as possible.

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Online Post-Baccalaureate Series

This course is part of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Communication Sciences and Disorders Department Post-Baccalaureate Online Series designed for those interested in becoming Speech-Language Pathologists who hold a bachelor's degree in a different field. By earning 30 credits of coursework in Communication Sciences and Disorders, you could be eligible for admission into a CSD graduate program of your choice.