This module integrates and extends learning from previous year 1 and year 2 modules to examine a range of aetiologies leading to cognitive communication difficulties. Students will consider adults with learning difficulties, including autistic people, people living with dementia, and traumatic brain injury. Similarities and differences in communication and management of communication difficulties will be examined, including reducing the impact of the difficulties through rehabilitation and enabling strategies. In addition students will integrate knowledge from throughout the programme to consider disorders of fluency, its assessment and management with children and adults. This is the final module of the programme, students enhanced clinical reasoning will be further enhanced by examination of wider management strategies and potential for service improvement.
Cognitive communication difficulty
Traumatic Brain Injury
Learning Difficulty
Autism
Dementia
Mental health difficulty
Assessment and management
Service improvement