SLT 419
Cleft Palate/Lip and Cerebral Palsy
2 Unit(s) (LH 30)
Course Description
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. explain what cleft palates and lips are;
2. state causes of cleft palates and lips;
3. discuss socio-cultural problems associated with cleft palates and lips;
4. express therapies for speech-language rehabilitation of cleft patients;
5. describe cerebral palsy;
6. illustrate causes of cerebral palsy;
7. demonstrate speech characteristics of cerebral palsy; and
8. discuss correction measures for cerebral palsy patients.
Course Outline
Definitions of cleft palates and lips. Types of cleft palates and lips. Causes of cleft palate and lips.
Socio-cultural challenges faced by cleft patient. Surgery and correction of cleft palates and lips.
Post surgery recovery of cleft patient. Speech-langugae therapies for cleft patients. Causes of
cerebral palsy. Cognitive and neurological characteristics of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy speech.
Therapies for managing cerebral palsy speech.