Module Code - Title:
SL4005
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EATING, DRINKING AND SWALLOWING
Year Last Offered:
N/A
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Disorders of eating, drinking and swallowing form a major component of the work of speech and language therapists across a variety of settings. The purpose of this module is to provide students with theoretical and practical foundations on which to base clinical decision making in relation to the assessment, diagnosis and management of feeding, eating, drinking and swallowing needs throughout the lifespan.
Syllabus:
This modules develops the knowledge and skills of students in diagnosing, assessing and treating people with eating, drinking and swallowing disorders. Content includes: Normal eating, drinking and swallowing development and senescence; Eating, drinknig and swallowing disorders across the lifespan and in varied populations; Phases of swallowing; Factors effecting eating, drinking and swallowing; Diagnsosis of eating, drinking and swallowing disorders; Assessment (including clinical and instrumental assessment); Aspiration and penetration; Legal and ethical issues; Management of eating, drinking and swallowing disorders; Lab based opportunites will provide opportunites for skill acquisition and engagement with complex issues.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Identify the signs and symptoms of eating, drinking and swallowing problems across various populations and the lifespan.
Demonstrate knowledge of the range of person-centred, clinical and instrumental approaches to assessment.
Explain the range of interventions employed to manage EDS and appropriately apply to people with EDS problems.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Value the role of people with EDS and their carers in contributing to the understanding and management of EDS problems.
Demonstrate an appreciation of the legal and ethical issues effecting the management of people with EDS problems.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Complete practical tasks involving the assessment and intervention techniques/skills employed in the management of eating, drinking and swallowing disorders.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module is a mix of traditional lectures, workshops and lab-based activities. Case-based learning will be employed throughout the module with weekly theoretical and skill-based learning applied on a continuous basis to core cases to facilitate the application of knowledge to clinical scenarios (graduate attribute: agile, articulate). Students will be required to articulate rationales and management plans for clinical cases (graduate atrribute: articulate). The use of clinical cases, enquiry-based learning and activities centred on the application of theory to practice as well as labs will promote the graduate skills of curiousity, articulation, agility and responsibility. A person-centred approach to EDS will be incorporated through labs, focus on legal and ethical issues and clinical cases (graduate attribute: responsible). Teaching and learning activities and content will be updated yearly to reflect recent research and developments in managing EDS problems.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Daniels, S.K., Huckabee, M.L. (2019)
Dysphagia Following Stroke
, Plural
McCurtin, A. (2007)
Therapuetic intervention for children with oral aversion to feeding.
, Bicester; Speechmark
Groher, M.E., Crary, M.A. (2020)
Dysphagia: Clinical Management in Adults and Children. 2nd Edition.
, Elsevier
Suiter, D.M., Gossa, M.M. (2020)
Assessing and Treating Dysphagia
A Lifespan Perspective
, Thieme
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSSLTHUFA - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
arlene.mccurtin@ul.ie