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Academic year 2013/2014
Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on SPEECH THERAPY

Coordinator Prof. Daniela Carlisi
Class of Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on Health professions for rehabilitation (L/SNT2)
3 years
PALERMO
Number of seats in national planning: 35
Course Code
2173

Course info
The training course has as the following specific objectives defined for the professional profile according to the Decree of the Ministry of Health September 14, 1994, n. 742: - Good knowledge of the fundamentals of the preparatory disciplines (physics, statistics, computer science, sociology and general pedagogy ), of bio- molecular sciences and of the integrated biological functions of human organs and systems (biochemistry, biology, anatomy and general and specific physiology); - A thorough understanding of the fundamental disciplines of the profession of Speech Therapist (medical techniques and applied sciences, neuropsychiatry, linguistics and glottology, theory and philosophy of language and communication, general and clinical psychology, otolaryngology, audiology and speech therapy, neurology); - Thorough knowledge of disciplines in the field of physiology, etiology and pathology of language, communication and swallowing disorders in children and adolescents, adults and the elderly, of the neurological and degenerative pathologies of cognitive function and language, of linguistics and theories the development of language, of philosophy of language and of the methods applied to the speech therapy assessment and rehabilitation; - ability to practice independently prevention, assessment and functional rehabilitation of communication, language and cognitive disability applying different methods of assessment and intervention, planning the timing of interventions and verifying their outcomes, evaluating and preparing the rehabilitation setting appropriate to the therapy or to the therapeutic exercise designed to ensure the best possible conditions for both the patient and the therapist; - Knowledge of the human psycho- pedagogical sciences, to understand, establish and maintain relationships with the user, the family and social context. - ability to implement interventions for health education both to the individual and to the community, prevention, care and self-management of disability. - Knowledge of the health management sciences, organization sciences and inter- disciplinary and clinical sciences; - Familiarity with the scientific method and ability to apply clinical recommendations in practical situations with adequate knowledge of regulations and ethical and bioethical issues; - Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams, interacting with colleagues and other professionals, to operate at various levels of autonomy and to fit in quickly in the workplace; - knowledge necessary to use methods and tools for quality monitoring, evaluation and review of; - Knowledge to participate in various forms of professional training, as well as to participate in research activities in various fields of application and to carry out educational activities and professional advice - Ability to use the English language, in the specific field of expertise and for the exchange of general information; - Knowledge of tools for communication and information management, and for proposing the use of aids, training the patient to their use and verifying their effectiveness, ability to draw technical and scientific reports; In the formulation of the educational programme the priority is represented by the theoretical/practical study, through lectures, tutorials, workshops in the typical fields of speech therapy, such as the evaluation and functional recovery of the communication, language and swallowing in all age groups and in all areas of rehabilitation. The competence and social skills necessary to interact with the user, the family, as well as with the professional and institutional system is developed through the teachings of the human and pedagogical sciences, and individual study, within the internship programme aimed at acquiring behaviors and attitudes which are essential in the therapeutic relationship and in the relationship with the multi-disciplinary teams. The lessons are divided into modules and consist of lectures and classroom or laboratory practice. The learning outcomes are assessed with mid-term self-evaluation by the student, and with a final oral, practical or written test, which represents an opportunity to verify the achievement of the objectives set forth, for each teaching, necessary for the acquisition of credits. The learning outcomes of the English course and of the internship are evaluated on a pass/fail basis. All other teachings give rise to assessment with a mark out of 30. The objectives of vocational training and practical activities, are based on the Professional Profile and the course outline and are shown on the certificate of internship and approved by the Council of the Degree. 6 credits are available for the preparation of the final examination. Graduates in the class, in accordance with Article 56 of the Ministerial Decree of January 17, 1997, and subsequent amendments and additions, are health care professionals whose field of activities and responsibilities It is determined by the contents of the ministerial decrees establishing the professional profiles and the relevant course outlines. The speech therapist at the end of the training course will acquire knowledge (to know), skills (know-how) and interpersonal skills with particular reference to the following fields : PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: the assumption of responsibility of the professional speech therapist in the whole professional work through the achievement of the following skills: professional conduct, with respect to the professional profile, the code of ethics, the rules and laws relating to the profession; specific competences with respect to the individual and the family are developed; to act in the interests of the patient acknowledging his motives, autonomy and skills and to exercise their autonomy in clinical practice in the interests of the patient and other professionals. CARE AND REHABILITATION : This field refers to the skills that the student must possess in order to obtain objective and subjective information through the use of standardized tools, interviews and observations to identify the speech therapy rehabilitation needs of the person and the community: Collaborate in the drafting of the rehabilitation plan, the plan of care and speech therapy rehabilitation intervention, define the rehabilitation program, to identify therapeutic modalities most appropriate to the patient identifying strategies for treatment and rehabilitation of disorders of the oral and written language, as well as of the auditory social - communicative, cognitive, and swallowing function in all age groups. Verify the need for aids to the improvement of daily life. Carry out the rehabilitative intervention according to the project/program. Draw the written short, medium and long term the rehabilitation program, share it with the patient and family, establish the therapeutic contract. Evaluate the outcomes and responses of rehabilitation by recording changes, preventing and dealing with critical situations, implement targeted interventions to deal with critical situations. Ensure patient safety and the application of interventions without risk, in relation to current legislation. Knowing how to adapt and modify the intervention during the rehabilitation in accordance with the needs of the patient. Knowing how to evaluate the speech therapy intervention during the rehabilitation path. THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION: These are healthcare activities of speech therapists aimed at developing awareness and responsibility in individuals or in groups, through interventions of therapeutic education, establishing a helping relationship which can support the patient and family, and at teach the person assisted and family members to learn self-care and functional recovery skills. Assessing the educational needs of the patient and the family and evaluate ongoing adherence to the educational project. PREVENTION : The speech therapist must be able to identify the needs of health and of disability prevention through: the identification of potentially hazardous situations through screening aimed at early detection of disorders of language and communication, hearing and oral functions in all age groups. In particular, this area is an integral part of the rehabilitation program in which the speech therapist is engaged in activities aimed at identifying and overcoming situations of risk for the individual and for the community, through surveys, screening and follow-up actions. MANAGEMENT: includes all the management tools (resources, information, economic aspects) which are essential for the daily activity of Speech Therapists through the following actions: identifying the nature of the problem, analyzing, selecting and interpreting, identifying the problem solution resorting to possible collaborations. In their work, they should be able to recognize and respect the roles and skills, to interact and collaborate with multi-professional team, using guidelines and protocols to standardize operating procedures. In clinical risk management, identifying and reporting problems. Knowing how to use information systems and computer systems to analyze the data. EDUCATION/SELF- TRAINING: It is the context in which the speech therapist is trained, develops and consolidates its cultural foundations, through the following skills: being able to identify the learning and training objectives with the supervisor and the tutor and to evaluate the achievement of objectives. They should take responsibility for their own training and professional development, self-evaluate the achievement of objectives, reflect and evaluate themselves in implementing their knowledge and skills COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONS: This field defines the relational sub- layer through which the speech therapist will apply its professional practice in rehabilitation and in the social and institutional context through communication skills and relationship with the client and his family, through active listening relational dynamics management. Interacting with other professionals, coordinators and tutors and operators of other facilities. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME : The body of knowledge that will be acquired by the graduate, amounting to 180 credits constitute the cultural, scientific and relational grounding needed to acquire full professional competence, and to understand, address and manage the pathological events that require the rehabilitative and/or therapeutic intervention and will be achieved through participation in lectures, laboratory exercises, practical lessons in classrooms equipped with rehabilitation aids, followed by teachers and tutors, as well as through the individual study (library, databases) of the subjects of the Degree Course. In particular, using the biochemical, physical, statistical, anatomical, physiological, pathological, clinical, surgical, psychological and sociological skills students will acquire a solid foundation of knowledge of the aspects and integrated biological functions of human organs and systems, of the statistical methodology for the detection of phenomena that govern the individual and social life of man, and of the concepts of emergency and first aid. They will build their professional profile also by specific competences in speech therapy, linguistics, neuropsychiatry, psychology, neurology, neuropsychology, enabling the learning of the basic concepts of the humanities and of behavior, of professional ethics, of the musculoskeletal system diseases, of speech therapy methods and techniques as well of the elements of professional management, useful for professional development in work contexts. In relation to these specific training objectives, the educational programme is mainly organized in specific teaching activities, providing a unitary and interdisciplinary character to educational objectives and, in addition, to the advanced study of specific disciplinary areas, including the more specifically vocational ones and of other disciplines According to the DM, February 19, 2009 each subject course provides a reasonable number of credits in order to avoid a fragmentation of the information provided to the students. The educational types include lectures, seminars, workshops and discussions on relevant topics and simulations designed to achieve the objectives of the educational programme. The teaching process will make use of modern teaching tools. Alongside traditional educational activities the course provides guided internships at specialist health services and other public facilities of scientific importance, located in Italy or abroad and bound by specific agreements. This training allows a gradual assumption of responsibility and autonomy, within which students acquire the ability to assess the various issues related to pediatric rehabilitation, to develop the profile of child development and the individualized and targeted rehabilitation program, to integrate into a group work in cooperation with the various people involved in the rehabilitation project. The laboratory activities and internship are carried out under the supervision and guidance of professional tutors designated on the basis of communicative skills of importance, specially trained for this function assigned to each learner. Laboratory activities and training are coordinated by a teacher with the highest professional position and belonging to the professional profile corresponding to the degree course. The curriculum provides for a maximum of 20 exams, organized as integrated exams for more than one subject or coordinated modules. The verification of such learning is sieved through oral or written exams, as well as through a sequence of mid-term tests (self-tests and mid-term interviews), useful to check the knowledge gained. With regard to the written tests the instruments used are: (1) multiple-choice tests or short written answers, related to interdisciplinary issues, followed by oral examinations, (2) preparation of written papers on assigned topics and analysis of the activities and of the paper of the final exam as well as commentary on the practical work carried out on the territory and in the laboratory and evaluation of the overall profile based on predefined criteria. The curriculum is constantly structured, monitored, validated and optimized, in order to acquire knowledge, competences, and skills provided in the profile specifications set forth by law and the specific objectives of the course. These specific learning objectives are supported by a faculty aware of the need to use all the institutional tools activated by the relevant bodies (NVF and NVA), for the purpose of accreditation of the quality of teaching. Through the use of these tools it is possible to measure the improvement of teaching performance in all the different phases contributing to the achievement of the first level degree, in terms of training, examinations, assessment of the quality perceived by the learners, as well as of the acquisition of the professional skills within the specific objectives of the training course itself.
The speech therapist may find professional opportunities in the National and Regional Healthcare, or as private practitioners. They may also find professional opportunities in accredited private facilities, clinics and rehabilitation centers, as well as state or local educational facilities.
In accordance with art. 7 of the Ministerial Decree of 19 February 2009) 6 credits are awarded to the preparation of the Thesis and to the final examination. To be admitted to the final examination, students must have attended regularly the total number of hours provided for individual and integrated courses, having passed all the exams, and all traineeships provided by appropriate certification. The final exam consists of a practical test during which the student must demonstrate the acquired theoretical - practical and technical- operating knowledge and skills and of the preparation and discussion of paper of a thesis and his dissertation; the paper must be prepared by the student under the guidance of a supervisor. The thesis defense will take place in front of a Commission appointed by the competent Academic authority and composed, in accordance with the laws in force, the University Regulations and the Regulations of the Faculty and of the Degree course. The experimental theoretical-application paper is discussed before the Commission, with a multimedia support. This presentation - dissertation represents the moment of the final assessment of the acquisition of the skills of analysis, care planning, communication aimed at the assumption of responsibility and professional autonomy. The final exam is organized in two sessions established at national level: the first one in the period from October to November and the second in March-April.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
01267 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - INTEGRATED COURSE MUDO' (PO)MUDO' GIUSEPPA 9.0 1 V
HUMAN ANATOMY BUCCHIERI (PO) 4.0 A BIO/16
PHYSIOLOGY MUDO' (PO) 5.0 A BIO/09
16952 - PHYSICS, BIOCHEMISTRY, APPLIED BIOLOGY AND GENETICS BONO (PQ)BONO ANTONINO 10.0 1 V
APPLIED BIOLOGY AND GENETICS DE LEO (PO) 3.0 A BIO/13
APPLIED MEDICAL PHYSICS MICCICHE' (PO) 4.0 A FIS/07
BIOCHEMISTRY BONO (PQ) 3.0 A BIO/10
04731 - FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) 3.0 2 G E
07558 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE I YEAR 20.0 2 V B MED/50
15192 - PSYCHO-PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES - INTEGRATED COURSE FONTANA (PQ)FONTANA ANTONINA 7.0 2 V
GENERAL AND SOCIAL PEDAGOGY BURGIO (PC) 4.0 A M-PED/01
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY FONTANA (PQ) 3.0 B M-PSI/08
17124 - SPEECH THERAPY PROPAEDEUTICS PATERNITI (PC)PATERNITI MARIA ROSA 3.0 2 V B MED/50
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
03752 - GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS MELAZZO (PQ)MELAZZO LUCIO 4.0 1 V B L-LIN/01
13000 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICAL SCIENCE I- INTEGRATED COURSE CUPIDO (PA)CUPIDO GIANFRANCO 8.0 1 V
AUDIOLOGY MARTINES (PA) 4.0 B MED/32
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY CUPIDO (PA) 4.0 B MED/31
07580 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE II YEAR 20.0 2 V B MED/50
08543 - NEUROSCIENCES - INTEGRATED COURSE RAGONESE (PA)RAGONESE PAOLO 7.0 2 V
NEUROLOGY RAGONESE (PA) 4.0 B MED/26
CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY TRIPI (PA) 3.0 B MED/39
12999 - APPLIED SPEECH THERAPY SCIENCES I - INTEGRATED COURSE 6.0 2 V
SPEECH THERAPY IN ORAL AND SWALLOWING FUNCTION BUTTITTA (PC) 3.0 B MED/50
SPEECH THERAPY IN VOCAL FUNCTION AND FLUENCY PETYX (PC) 3.0 B MED/50
Teachings third year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
08542 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICAL SCIENCE II - INTEGRATED COURSE SARANITI (PA)SARANITI CARMELO 12.0 1 V
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY III FERRARA (RU) 4.0 B MED/31
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY II SARANITI (PA) 4.0 B MED/31
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY I GARGANO (RU) 4.0 B MED/31
09808 - APPLIED SPEECH THERAPY SCIENCES II - INTEGRATED COURSE 6.0 1 V
SPEECH THERAPY IN DEAFNESS-RELATED COMMUNICATION-LINGUISTIC DISORDERS PATERNITI (PC) 3.0 B MED/50
SPEECH THERAPY IN SPECIFIC AND LEARNING DISORDERS D'ALES (PC) 3.0 B MED/50
15012 - CLINICAL INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES - INTEGRATED COURSE DI CHIARA (RU)DI CHIARA TIZIANA 11.0 1 V
INTERNAL MEDICINE DI CHIARA (RU) 3.0 A MED/09
PAEDIATRICS FERRANTE (CU) 4.0 B MED/38
ODONTO-STOMATOLOGICAL DISEASES GIULIANA (PO) 4.0 B MED/28
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 6.0 2 G E
06364 - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES - INTEGRATED COURSE FIORENTINO (PO)FIORENTINO EUGENIO 7.0 2 V
DEGLUTITION SCIENCE FIORENTINO (PO) 3.0 A MED/18
IMAGE DIAGNOSTICS BARTOLOTTA (PO) 4.0 B MED/36
09538 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE III YEAR 20.0 2 V B MED/50
09787 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 6.0 2 G F
15186 - SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP 3.0 2 G F
16956 - MANAGEMENT - INTEGRATED COURSE TRANCHINA (PA)TRANCHINA GIUSEPPE 6.0 2 V
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE TRANCHINA (PA) 3.0 C MED/44
BUSINESS ORGANISATION 3.0 B SECS-P/10
ADO Group of subjects 6.0 D
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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