With the support of the Socrates Programme of the European Union
Competencies / Learning outcomes
The specialization course is designed in such a way that it will lead to the following competencies/learning outcomes:
Prevention
- Detecting high risk in an early stage, by means of screening.
- Carrying out, processing, interpreting appropriate detection instruments.
- Giving relevant information concerning speech-language development and disorders.
- Coaching, training or advising individuals or groups.
- Increasing public awareness on stuttering.
Assessment
- Planning, executing, evaluating and adjusting various assessments of the client and client system using standardized procedures where possible.
- Processing, analyzing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative information.
- Formulating, adjusting and reporting on the (differential) diagnosis and referral to appropriate services.
- Assessing complex cases.
- Acting as a consultant on assessment to other speech-language therapists and other professionals.
Intervention
- Developing an intervention plan, adapted to the needs of the client and client system.
- Applying appropriate interventions, based on available evidence, in a systematic way, following methodological procedures, evaluating and adjusting appropriate.
- Reporting on the intervention outcomes, future management and prognosis.
- Intervening therapeutically in complex cases.
- Working with groups.
- Acting as a consultant on intervention to other speech-language therapists and other professionals.
- Self-evaluation and discussion of one's own professional acts.
- Participation on a regular basis in professional development opportunities.
- Cooperating with colleagues and working in a multidisciplinary context.
- Scientific reading of clinical and research literature.
- Contributing systematically to knowledge enhancement and knowledge translation.
- Keeping updated on current information (LLL) and related interdisciplinary developments.
- Teaching (workshops) and supervising students.
- Contributing to research (such as contributing to data collection, applying creative ideas, etc.)