With the support of the Socrates Programme of the European Union
Overview
All participating departments agreed to jointly develop an undergraduate course on fluency disorders with a minimum of 5 ECTS (or higher in some institutes) and to implement this into their regular Ba/Ma curriculum. Although didactical approaches may differ between institutes, all use the same learning outcomes and competencies.
Besides
the study of normal processes in fluency, this module also includes
basic elements on methodology of prevention, assessment and treatment
of fluency disorders. It also builds on the basic sciences necessary to understand the
mechanisms of (the development of) fluent speech production
(psychology, neurology, anatomy and physiology of speech organs and
speech production, and genetics), both in children and adults.
This module highlights the special
orientation required of the speech therapist in the management of
fluency and fluency disorders and is integrated into each SLT educational program.
Each department is free to plan this part in his individual curriculum but guarantees that this part of the course has been taught prior to awarding the degree and professional qualification as a speech and language therapist.
