...then the main office opens the door. The speech language pathologist who works at Pope Elementary School, has an office to consult and provide information to parents and a classroom within the main office to work with the children. The speech pathologist works with the students in small groups. The speech pathologist works with children with language disorders, voice disorders, fluency disorders, dysphagia. The speech language pathologist at Pope provided therapy to children with an articulation disorder, preschoolers with a speech and language delay, and a child with a fluency disorders, during my observation. Articulation disorders are common in schools, which is why most of the information and content below is related to articulation. The articulation problems I observed included the misarticulation of /r/,...
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...Furthermore, I saw a lot of distinctive diagnosis. The fieldwork educator treated babies, children, teens, and adults. There was a different therapy gym depending upon age. Each diagnosis was very different. I saw everything from stroke to Lyme disease! What did you not enjoy about this setting? I did not like that the OT practitioner never knew what time they worked for that day. It made it very hard to schedule observation hours when she even did not know what time she will have patients. She finally had to give me her cellphone number, so it would make it easier to arrange my observation hours. Another thing that I did not like was that all the therapy sessions were not very functional. I saw a lot of therabands for ROM and strengthening. Sometimes it felt as if the therapy ran together. In addition, the therapy sessions would be almost the exact same thing each week only that it would increase with strength or a few degrees of motion. Patients even would call her out when she deviated or forgot a step....
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...1) First impressions of child within initial 15 minutes: The child was very friendly to me right when I came into the classroom she greeted me saying hello. My target child is very quiet she did not speak at all to anyone she would just do her assigned class work. Indeed she is very neat. She had no papers on her desk and inside of her desk was very organized. 2) Describe the activities the child participated in during your observation. During my observation for my first time visit she was seeing her occupational therapist. The first assignment she told me target child to do was to get four marble balls out of silly pudding. She completed this lesson fully and this was a great hands activity. The next activity she did with my target child...
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...Since completing the course in introduction to Clinical Procedures of Speech Language Pathology, I have acquired new strategies for peer reviewing my own written work in addition to fellow classmates. The 449W course changed my perspective on the importance of keeping a professional tone when developing SOAP-note observations and any other written work I will be asked to complete as an aspiring speech language pathologist. Constructive feedback from my professor and classmates provided me with techniques in writing that I will use throughout my educational career. At first, developing my SOAP-note observations seemed to be more difficult than I was expecting, especially understanding the format. However, criticism from my classmates helped...
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...This paper serves to discuss the benefits of music therapy for special needs students, and propose a method of providing music therapy to special education children in the public school system. Music therapy has proven to be beneficial to special needs learners in that it promotes motor skills, academic skills, communication skills, and social skills. These skills are essential for special needs students to obtain in order to function in an academic environment and in the world around them. Music therapy provides methods of helping exceptional students develop these skills and use them in the school setting. It is necessary that music therapy be provided in the general special education curriculum because there are numerous benefits. It can...
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...SPHY 202: Language Disorders (Acquired) 2 Assessment 2: Case Study MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS: Sustained a left-sided MCA CVA involving lateral frontal lobe TIME POST-ONSET: 6 months SPEECH LANGUAGE DIAGNOSIS: Broca’s aphasia characterised by severe difficulties with expressive language skills involving both verbal and written modalities. ------------------------------------------------- Background Ruby is a 39-year old woman who lives at home in the UK with her husband and two children, 9 and 7 years old. Ruby was first admitted to hospital on the 1st of February 2014 following right side weakness in upper and lower limbs, aphasia and an associated fall getting out of bed in the morning. She was found to have an acute left sided middle cerebral artery infarct involving the lateral frontal lobe. The pre-central gyrus was also involved and damage possibly extends to the lateral fissure and subcortical structures. This has resulted in a right-sided hemiplegia affecting her upper limb primarily. No preceding significant medical history. Ruby has previously spent 2 weeks in a specialist stroke unit and then 3 months in a rehabilitation unit during which she received treatment from physio, OT and speech pathology. Include client demographic information; include information about previous intervention details social history, premorbid level of function, and any other relevant medical or allied health intervention details to date. Language Assessment Ruby’s communication...
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...As part of my curriculum for the CDIS 530: Alternative and Augmentative Communication course that requires me to observe an individual using an alternative and augmentative mode of communication, I got an opportunity to observe a friend’s mother who has been diagnosed with severe Broca’s aphasia. I chose Mrs. K. for observation, as she is non-verbal and communicates her needs by a variety of methods. The observation took place at Mrs. K’s home, on a couple of occasions- once during a family get-together and the other time in the presence of a Speech Pathologist (private practitioner) who comes every week to provide remediation services to Mrs. K at her home. Mrs. K is a 58 year old housewife, who suffered from a cerebral vascular accident about three years ago. She is from a bilingual family; the languages spoken at home are predominantly Urdu and English. According to Mrs. K’s son, she herself is more proficient in Urdu, although she does understand English. Prior to the occurrence of cerebral vascular accident in May 2008, she was in good health and used to live alone in India, however after the occurrence of the stroke she has had to migrate to USA and has moved in with her son and his wife and their child 1 year of age. Cerebral vascular accident occurred in May 2008, without any overt cause, after the stroke Mrs. K was hospitalized for about a week and then discharged. The cerebral vascular accident and the resulting Boca’s aphasia has severely impacted Mrs. K’s life, as...
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...Types of evaluations There are several types of evaluations/assessments that can be done by school systems or independently. This webpage describes eleven type of assessments/evaluations. If the school is evaluating your child, they must be evaluated in ALL the areas of suspected disability. Page Index: Educational Evaluation , Psychological Evaluation (Wechsler Intelligence, Attention, behaviors and emotions ), Neuropsychological Evaluation, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Speech and Language Evaluation, Auditory Processing Evaluation, Occupational Therapy (OT) Evaluation, Physical Therapy (PT) Evaluation, Assistive Technology (AT) Assessment, Transition Assessment(TA), Home Assessment, and Teacher Assessment/Observation. If you have received "EVALUATION CONSENT FORM", (form called Attachment to N 1) in the mail. Before you sign and return this form, you can request a "pre-evaluation conference" to talk with a school professional(s) about the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Where, Why) who will conduct each evaluation, what evaluations/tests would be helpful, when will your child be taken out of classes to be tested and where will your child be given the test/evaluations and who will be explaining why the evaluations are happening? These are the assessments/evaluations that can be listed on the Consent form (N1), it may include these but are not limited to what is printed on the (Attachment to N 1) form. As stated in Special Education Regulation: 28.04(1)(c) School...
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...electroshock therapy have a place in today’s therapy practices? The article written by two men by the names of Jan-Otto Ottosson and Max Fink entitled “Electroconvulsion Therapy (ECT) “, is a very informative writing about the use of electroshock therapy and how it used today. According to these two men the practice of a mild electric current to the brain produces an epileptic-like seizure as a means of treating certain psychological disorders. Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT and electroshock therapy, was established in the 1930s , at this time various observations led physicians to conclude that epileptic seizures are capable to prevent or relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia. Experiments were conducted with insulin and other seizure-inducing drugs, and Italian physicians learned that the use of an electric current can create seizures in schizophrenic patients. ECT was used frequently to treat schizophrenia, depression, and, in some cases, mania. It eventually became a source of arguement due to misuse and many negative side effects. ECT was misused and was often prescribed for treating disorders that had no real effect, such as alcohol dependence. Patients generally experienced confusion and loss of memory after treatments, and those whose condition improved eventually relapsed. Other side effects include speech defects, physical injury from the force of the convulsions, and cardiac arrest. According to the aunthors the use of electroconvulsive therapy was dissmissed...
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...Observation Chart for Specific Disabilities Plan your classroom observations to include all disabilities. Complete the chart below with the information that you learned during your observations. You may also use your Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology for additional information. Disability Age Placement Specific comments and accommodations Hearing & Visually Impaired Language & Speech Disorder Speech disorder- development delay, phonological disorder, speech defect, difficulty with pro annunciation, the student does not use developmentally expected speech patterns. Language disorder- disabilities of reception, integration, recall and or production of language. This delayment and disability maybe spoken, written, or both. (p 583, Turnbull and Turnbull, shank and Leal) 8 3rd grade -regular Ed Mary was in a regular Ed 3rd grade class. Her modification was that she was aloud extra time to verbally respond in class. She went to see a speech therapist once a week. The therapist worked on her pronunciation of specific sounds. Spanish is her first language but it was determined that her disorder was not due to being second language learner but rather because of developmental delayment. The speech therapist worked on one sound per lesson and then evaluated her progress at the end of the lesson to make sure she has mastered that specific sound, if...
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...Autism Do you believe that Autism may be caused by a specific thing? Is it possible that there is a specific gene that may be present in children that have been diagnosed with Autism, which may make them more vulnerable or likely to develop Autism? Maybe Autism can develop from a vaccine or from vaccine sensitivity? Scientific research has shown that there is no direct link between the two, however how else would you explain, an otherwise perfectly developing child one day, to a child who is withdrawn and completely different the next? Because the actual cause of Autism is not known, in this paper, I will explore some of the probable causes, the signs and symptoms, as well as the treatment options that are available to a family, which may suspect their child may be suffering from Autism. Autism is a developmental disorder that is diagnosed within the ages of 1-3. Children diagnosed with Autism are known to have social and communication disorders. The exact cause is unknown, but according to the Center for Disease Control, there are some suspected causes, which include, diet, digestive changes, mercury poisoning, and vaccine sensitivity. The rising number is not known if it is due to an actual rise in cases, or if it is because, it is now much easier to diagnose the disease. Autism does affect more boys than girls. There is no link between lifestyle, income levels or education to having a child with autism. (http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines). Studies show that some children do...
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...The purpose of this report is to explain what hypokinetic dysarthria is and to establish an evidence-based treatment plan for a patient with the disorder. Hypokinetic dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that is caused by damage to the basal ganglia motor circuit. The basal ganglia motor circuit is made up of the striatum, which is composed of the caudate nucleus and putamen, the lentiform nucleus, which is composed of the putamen and the globus pallidus. The substantia nigra and the subthalamic nuclei are also related to the basal ganglia. (Duffy, 2013) The interconnections that receive excitatory input come from the prefrontal cortex, and the substantia nigra and inhibitory output go to the thalamus to the prefrontal motor areas of the...
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...incorporated into several important theories of medical and nursing care. The most basic physical requirements, such as food, water, or oxygen, constitute the lowest level of the need hierarchy. These needs must be satisfied before other, higher needs become important to individuals. When these needs are unmet, human beings will focus on satisfying them and will ignore higher needs. Responsibility of the carer to meet the physical needs: assisting residents with their hygiene needs, pressure area care, helping at meal times ensure dietary needs are adhered to, the mobilisation of client, recording care plans, reporting to nursing staff any complaints from client, care of the unconscious and incontinent clients, preparing clients for therapy or medical treatment. Social needs include needs for belonging, love, and affection. Relationships such as friendships, romantic attachments, and families help fulfil this need for companionship and acceptance, as does...
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...present speech (Kevin = K , Tasha = T) All: good afternoon. K : Lets get started. We are group 3 and our topic is Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). My name is Kevin.(I am … x 8) T: Here are our presentation rundown. (show 5-8 seconds) And now, Gerard and Jerry will talk about Discovery of Philadelphia chromosome and Molecular mechanisms of the initiation of Philadelphia chromosome-induced CML. … K: Tsaha, after hearing the causes, symptoms, treatments as well as their limitations, anymore to share? T: it seems that you're quite curious about cml. Why not tell more about how cml is diagnosed? K: Sure. From the clinical and laboratory perspective, here are some poor prohnosis characteristics. •Older age •Anemia •Poor performance status •Symptomatic presentation •Enlarged liver (Hepatomegaly) •Enlarged spleen (Splenomegaly) •Deficiency of blood platelets → bleeding into tissues → bruising → slow blood clotting after injury T: Let me add some complement. From the therapy associated perspective, here are some poor prohnosis characteristics. •Longer time to hematologic remission with myelo-suppression therapy •Short duration of remission •High total dose of hydroxyurea or busulfan •Poor suppression of Ph-positive cells by chemotherapy or interferon alfa therapy K: lets move on to the diagnosis part. We can obtain blood samples and bone marrow samples and undergo observation in laboratory...
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...Bipolar Disorders Abstract A particular celebrity has received recent media attention for his behavior. There has been much speculation as to whether his behavior could be explained by a diagnosis of bipolar. Approximately one to three percent of the world’s population has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. (Merikangas, ?) Americans have a higher occurrence of over four percent. (Merikangas, ?) Bipolar disorders do not discriminate between genders and is being more frequently diagnosed in children. This paper will explain what bipolar disorders are and how they affect the individual’s ability to function. Bipolar Disorders Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic -depression, causes shifts in a person’s mood, energy, perception, and ability to function in a consistent day-to-day life. If untreated, it can cause a person to lose friends, jobs, money, and, in the worst cases, their life. Fortunately, there are treatment options and ways a person with a bipolar disorder can manage their life with minimum episodes to maintain a good quality of life. There are four diagnostic bipolar disorders all differing in types, severity, and frequency of episodes. The four types of bipolar disorders are Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, Cyclothymic Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. The disorders involve a history of Manic Episodes, Mix Episodes, or Hypomanic Episodes usually accompanied...
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