D1-Knowledge and ability to understand
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the core competence of the professional figure of the speech therapist in different operational contexts.
D2-Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Demonstrate the ability to recognise the essential steps according to the rules governing the professional profile in taking charge of a person.
D3- Autonomy of judgement
Being able to compare, analyse and integrate acquired knowledge.
D4-Communicative skills
Be able to expound the main concepts and knowledge mentioned in point 1.
D5-Learning ability
Being able to independently find and understand material in the literature to further the contents of the course.

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Introductory course on the contents of the three-year course. Definition of speech therapy. Historical overview of the evolution of the profession: from an ‘auxiliary’ profession to a ‘health’ profession with autonomy and responsibility. Core competences of the profession. Description of the speech therapist's professional competences. Areas of intervention: developmental age, adult age and geriatric age. Illustration of the possible operating contexts of the speech therapist.

Federazione Logopedisti Italiani “Storia della logopedia- Metodologie riabilitative in logopedia” Springer-Verlag Milano 2004
Federazione Logopedisti Italiani “Il Core Competence e il Core Curriculum del logopedista” Springer-Verlag Milano 2009
Riferimenti legislativi:
D.M.14 settembre 1994, n°742 G.U. 9 gennaio, n°6 profilo professionale logopedista

Dl 42/99 Disposizioni in Materia di Professioni Sanitarie
Legge 10 agosto 2000, n. 251 "Disciplina delle professioni sanitarie infermieristiche, tecniche, della riabilitazione, della prevenzione nonchè della professione ostetrica"
“Discipline of the nursing, technical, rehabilitation, prevention and midwifery professions'.

Introductory course on the contents of the three-year course. Definition of speech therapy. Historical overview of the evolution of the profession: from an ‘auxiliary’ profession to a ‘health’ profession with autonomy and responsibility. Core competences of the profession: evaluation and assessment (observation, standardised and non-standardised instruments) care and rehabilitation, prevention, therapeutic education and adoption of aids with reference to evaluation. Work in multi-professional teams. Description of the professional competences of the speech therapist. Concept of health: WHO biopsychosocial model. Areas of intervention: childhood, adulthood and geriatric age. Operational contexts: hospital wards, hospital outpatient clinic, intensive rehabilitation, R.S.A., territorial outpatient clinic, home, school agencies, I.R.C.S., services for the developmental age.

Analysis of pre-knowledge, brainstorming related to certain key words, lectures, group discussions related to course content.

Magda Gregorat
gregorat.magda@gmail.com

Small group work with plenary discussion (document on speech therapy prevention drawn up by the C.P.L.O.; speech therapist job description in different areas; comparison of professional profiles etc.)