Description
If you’re new to communication sciences and disorders, this is where to begin. If you’re not new, this is the refresher that actually covers everything.
Thirty-nine video lectures walk you through the full landscape of the field — articulation, language development, hearing disorders, voice, fluency, dysphagia, aphasia, motor speech, TBI, and more. Six modules progress from foundational concepts through the full scope of clinical practice.
Every lesson comes with downloadable study materials and a self-check quiz. A 25-question final assessment at 80% earns your certificate.
Learning Outcomes
- Define communication disorders and distinguish between speech and language
- Map typical speech sound and language development from birth through adolescence
- Explain how the ear processes sound and identify types of hearing loss
- Describe assessment and treatment for articulation, fluency, voice, and resonance disorders
- Classify aphasia types and connect them to neuroanatomical damage
- Understand dysphagia assessment methods including MBS and FEES
- Identify cognitive-communication changes after TBI and right hemisphere damage
What You Get
- 39 video lectures across 6 modules
- Downloadable lesson summary for every lecture (PDF)
- Student worksheet for each lesson — fill-in-the-blank study companion (PDF, 1 page)
- Printable quiz for each lesson with answer key (PDF)
- 39 self-check quizzes (5 questions each, not graded)
- 25-question final assessment (80% passing required)
- Certificate of completion
Who This Is For
CSD undergraduate and graduate students, SLP-Assistants, practicing SLPs wanting a thorough refresher, allied health professionals and educators
Continuing Education
11 contact hours of professional development content included with this course.
SLPTutor.com courses are designed to support the ongoing professional growth of speech-language pathologists, CSD students, and related professionals. Each course includes structured video instruction by Dr. Joy Musser, PhD, CCC-SLP, downloadable study materials, self-check quizzes, and a graded final assessment with certificate of completion.
Your CEU progress is tracked automatically through your SLPTutor.com account — complete courses at your own pace and maintain a record of your professional development hours.
Please note: SLPTutor.com courses are independent continuing education offerings and are not approved by or affiliated with ASHA’s CE program. These courses provide valuable professional development content taught by a credentialed instructor, but completion does not award ASHA CEUs. If your state or employer requires ASHA-approved CEUs specifically, please verify their requirements before enrolling. Many employers and state boards accept a range of continuing education documentation beyond ASHA-approved providers.
