CSD 508 - Diagnostics and Assessment

Prerequisites, CSD major, satisfactory completion of clinical observation and enrolled in the first clinical placement. Art and science of diagnostic assessment; knowledge/skills to assess communication disorders across the lifespan; interpret assessment findings, communicate results. Test development/measurement validity, reliability, standardized scores. Active test administration; combine case history assessment information to develop client profiles leading to diagnosis, recommendation, treatment goals. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits