Corso di laurea in Logopedia

Students must:
• during the course of therapy of the various pathological pictures, in relation to the age of
patient, to be able to ask questions (e.g. useful for data collection for the
therapy plan, for the course of therapy, for the addition of collaborators in others
diagnostic and therapeutic fields and institutions);
• in the patient / therapist relationship to be able to recognize developments, or problems
connected (e.g. in cases where a certain driving confidence and dependence are created
reciprocal, of transference, of opposition, of signs of fear, of displeasure, of
ambivalence, delusions);
• be able to grasp, during therapy, critical situations (eg. Emotional outbursts,
signs of particular moments of suffering in life, problems in the relationship between
patient and therapist) and knowing how to adequately circumvent them (e.g. through the
tolerance of affective manifestations, discussion of repressed feelings ,. there
free discussion in the course of therapy about the elements that cause
annoyances);
• be able to observe anomalous behaviors and particularly the prototypes of
non-verbal interaction and knowing how to recognize both the mutual overlapping of
objective and subjective perceptions, both the typical errors of observation;
• be able to include parents, relatives and i
target groups;
• be able to use particular forms of language control for data collection
anamnestic, for a visit and a medical check-up and to be able to recognize what is
knowing how to use, in working with groups, the various methods of intervention (eg
practice for encouraging cohesion and group interaction, the
practice for completing group processes);
• knowing how to evaluate the possibilities and problems that arise from interdisciplinary work.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

On the level of personal and therapeutic interaction, students must have developed
 a good understanding of human behavior in various social contexts, have sensitized 
their perceptive ability to observe the relative reactions.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Students must have a basic understanding of the different forms of therapeutic treatment and must be able to transfer this into speech therapy practice.

INDEPENDENT JUDGEME

Students must be able to recognize their own limits and their own profession and in
following the appearance of special problems, knowing how to collaborate with other groups
of professionals.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Students must be able to recognize the limits of their own and their profession
and, following the appearance of special problems, know how to collaborate
with other groups of professionals, in particular in working in professional teams

LEARNING SKILL

Students must:
knowing how to develop an individual therapy plan based on the results of the diagnosis
phoniatrics, speech therapy diagnostics and other tests;
based on previously given information on the treatment situation, know
plan therapy goals for each individual therapeutic session;
knowing how to judge advantages or disadvantages and the applicability of the various methodologies.

Exercises for the physical examination.
General study objectives.
Students must both be able to conduct surveys and to perform and evaluate tests for
the classification and the corresponding therapeutic diagnostics.
Specific study objectives.
Students must:
knowing how to use the techniques of the interview for the collection of anamnestic 
data (eg.to grasp the game of roles);
be able to observe and describe verbal and non-verbal behavior, record e
analyze the various interactions;
knowing how to apply the instrumental means for diagnostics;
knowing how to use and evaluate standardized tests and informal control methods for
understanding of speech, language and hearing disorders and finally interpreting i
results;
knowing how to judge the different functions and methods of diagnostics before and after
therapy;
knowing how to evaluate the evolution of the treatment and the results as well as drafting reports
about.
Therapeutic planning exercises.

General study objectives.
Students must be able to prepare a work plan for each session
therapy and a work plan for the entire course of therapy.
Specific study objectives.
Students must:
knowing how to develop an individual therapy plan based on the results of the diagnosis
phoniatrics, speech therapy diagnostics and other tests;
based on previously given information on the treatment situation, know
plan therapy goals for each individual therapeutic session;
knowing how to judge advantages or disadvantages and the applicability of the various methodologies.
Supervised therapy.
By supervision we mean both the control and the indications made for
the execution of diagnostic procedures and therapeutic practice.
As part of the internship, with appropriate supervision, the student must acquire the
skills related to the implementation of all specific professional acts, for each
pathological picture of the nosological catalog.
General study objectives.
Students must be able, in collaboration with the doctor, to perform
independently and responsibly, anamnesis and speech therapy examinations. They must know
implement a speech therapy therapy and also know how to advise patients and their relatives.
They also need to know how to use their knowledge and skills from lessons
techniques and practices and the remaining moments of practical training.
Supervised therapy of dysphonies.
Supervised therapy of laryngectomized patients.
Supervised therapy of language development disorders.
Supervised therapy of learning disorders.
Supervised therapy of prelingual deafness and audiogenic dyslalias.
Supervised therapy of postlingual deafness.
Supervised therapy of peripheral-mechanical dyslalias.
Supervised therapy of infantile swallowing disorders.
Supervised therapy of aphasia and dysarthria.
Supervised therapy of neurological and post-surgical dysphagia in adults.
Supervised therapy of dementia neurodegenerative syndromes e multi-infarct.
Supervised therapy of the outcomes of P.C.I.
Supervised therapy in flow disturbances such as stuttering and tumultus sermonis

Students attend numerous internships that include all the pathologies / disorders
of the nosological catalog of the speech therapist in developmental, adult and geriatric age.

Students must attend three internship locations during the second year of the course.

The internship exam consists of an ORAL test during which the student must demonstrate
that he has acquired the theoretical-practical and technical-operational knowledge 
and skills of the specific professional profile, presenting and critically evaluating
clinical cases concerning the pathologies / disorders in the nosological catalog of 
the Speech therapist. There are at least three oral exam questions on clinical cases
and one question on a general topic of the internship program.

The final grade is out of thirty and it is essential, in order to pass the Internship
Module, to acquire a grade equal to or greater than 18/30. Otherwise, the student will
have to repeat the entire annual internship.

See the recommended bibliography in the internship box