Introduction to Speech Therapy
Course facts
- Payment: Free to learn, certificate paid
- Credits: CPD Credits
- Learning style: Self-paced, start anytime
- Format: Video Based
- Video access: Streaming Only
- Refund: Conditional Refund
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Learn speech therapy basics: the therapist’s role, speech production and perception, phonetics, language acquisition, dysarthria and stuttering.
Speech and language therapy studies how people communicate, how that develops and what happens when it goes wrong. The course covers the role of speech and language therapists and the requirements to become one, speech science, speech production and the phonation process, speech perception and phonetics, how children acquire language, how communication disorders affect people, detecting speech impairments, and the causes and treatment of conditions such as dysarthria and stuttering.
What You Will Achieve
- Describe the role of a speech and language therapist and the requirements to become one
- Explain phonation, speech perception and the role of phonetics in speech
- Describe the stages of language acquisition in children
- Outline how speech impairments are detected and how dysarthria and stuttering are treated
Program Overview
Speech Therapy and Speech Science
The therapist’s role and how speech is produced and perceived.
- Overview of speech therapy
- Speech production and phonation
- Speech perception and phonetics
Language and Its Disorders
How language develops and what can affect it.
- Language acquisition
- Speech and language disorders
- Dysarthria and stuttering
Certificate Awarded (Paid)
Pass the final course assessment to earn it. The course is free to study; the certificate is optional and has a fee.
Job Outlook
This background is useful to aspiring speech and language therapists and therapy assistants, teachers, and parents of children with communication difficulties.
- School Psychologist
Good for: People considering a career in speech and language therapy who want to know what the field covers.
Keep in mind: It is an introduction, not a qualification; the course outlines the separate requirements for becoming a speech and language therapist.
Bottom line: A first look at speech science and the disorders speech and language therapists treat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this course qualify me as a speech therapist?
No. It introduces the field and outlines the requirements for becoming a speech and language therapist, which involve formal training beyond this course.
Does it cover stuttering?
Yes. It describes the causes and treatments for stuttering, and analyzes the causes of dysarthria and the options for treating it.
Does the course explain how speech is produced?
Yes. It describes the phonation process, speech perception in the context of speech science, and the importance of phonetics in creating speech.
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