Learn:
-the normative, cultural, scientific evolution of the speech therapist profession in Italy and in the international context;

-the cultural, regulatory and organizational transformations within the health system and the concept of health itself in relation to the speech therapy clinic;

-the code of ethical and deontological behavior of the speech therapist;

-specific professional knowledge for the implementation of professional practice acts;

-the importance of multidisciplinary team work and interaction with colleagues and other healthcare professionals;

-the main theories and tools of greatest scientific relevance for the purpose of improving communication, motivation and group dynamics within the multidisciplinary team.

Competence in the basics of communication in general and knowledge of the main characteristics of the Professional Profile of the Speech Therapist

Definition of Speech Therapy

Main regulatory aspects relating to the profession. Core curriculum and core competence of the speech therapist

Professional profile

Historical evolution of the speech therapist figure

Speech therapy in Italy and Europe

Ethical Code

Ethical constitution

Skills and functions of the speech therapist with reference to the specific Professional Profile

Clinical activities and professional acts. Nosological Catalog of the Speech Therapist
Definition of healthcare team

Working in a multidisciplinary team in a healthcare setting

The group and the variables for effective teamwork
Relationships and effective communication in the work group

Organizational well-being in the healthcare sector

Conflict: analysis, management and resolution

“Il core competence e il core curriculum del logopedista”
Laura M. Castagna, Anna Giulia De Cagno, M. Valeria Di Martino (FLI)
Springer Verlag, 2009

“Storia della logopedia”
Irene Vernero, Oskar Schindler
Springer Verlag, 2012

“Costituzione etica”
Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Tecnici Sanitari di Radiologia Medica e delle Professioni Sanitarie Tecniche, della Riabilitazione e della Prevenzione
Editoriale Romani, 2024

“I gruppi di lavoro nella sanità. Comunicazione efficace, gestione dei conflitti, leadership”
Anna De Santi, Iole Simeoni
Carocci Faber, 2003

“La gestione dei conflitti in ambito sanitario”
Andrea Valdambrini
Il Pensiero Scientifico, 2009

“Organizzazione e lavoro in sanità.
Una ricerca interdisciplinare”
Buoso Stefania, Passaro Angelina
Giappichelli, 2023

Professional profile of the speech therapist: professional fields and skills.

Code of ethics for speech therapists: rules and principles of professional behavior


Regulatory, cultural and scientific evolution of the speech therapist profession

Hierarchy of standards for the professional practice of speech therapists

Identity and belonging to the Health Professions: the evolutionary process

The Ethical Constitution: guiding document on which to base professional action

Definition of healthcare team

Working in a multidisciplinary team in a healthcare setting

The group and the variables for effective teamwork

Relationships and effective communication in the work group

Organizational well-being in the healthcare sector

Hindering attitudes in groups

Conflict: analysis, management and resolution

Frontal teaching with power point presentations and short videos

Short videos will be viewed

The verification of the learning and knowledge acquired involves a written exam with multiple choice questions and the written presentation of a topic of your choice on topics related to the course. Attendance and participation in lessons will be taken into account.
Male and female students will have 1 hour and 30 minutes available.
The following contribute to the final vote expressed out of thirty:
- Ability to deal transversally and critically with the chosen topic relating to the course;
- Correctness, clarity, synthesis and fluidity of written presentation;
- Mastery of the chosen topic relating to the course;
- Ability to explain with appropriate terminology.