2nd Bachelor in Speech Therapy
Gerontology, geriatrics/Disorders relating to pathologies of old person
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| ECTS Credits | 2 |
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| Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
| Teaching staff | ROBERT, Nadine |
| Course Unit | Compulsory |
| Term | Quad. 1 and 2 |
| Code | PARA-D_LOGO0017/2 |
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| Aims and Objectives | To know and understand the specific differences of the senior person both from the physiological and the pathological points of view in order to cure correctly the patient. To make students aware of the social, psychological and cognitive consequences of the ageing and pathologies of senior person, in order to develop a correct behaviour. To discover the actions of the speechtherapist with senior persons; to be able to assess and cure adequately persons suffering from desorientation or from dementia; to develop adequate communication technics wich each specific patient.
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| Description | Gerontology, geriatrics (BAECKE, A.) 15h. Definition, demography, biological and physiological aspects of senescence, physiological modifications of the cardiovascular and respiratory system when getting old, cardiovascular and respiratory pathologies of the senior person, functional involution of the locomotor and neurological system with the age, cancer and the senior person. Exercises bound to the pathologies of the senior person: (ROBERT, N.) 30 h. Semiology of the normal ageing ; rights and needs of the dependent elderly person ; Alzheimer dementia ; Parkinson disease ; cognitive and linguistic assessment of the elderly person ; testing exercises ; differential diagnosis ; evaluation of the quality of life; fundamental principles and examples of coverages; specific caring technics for persons with desorientation, demencia or Parkinson disease ; speechtherapies adapted to each specific senior person ; exercises preparing to probation periods in retirement homes ; search and presentation of adapted coverages. |
| Bibliography | MIAS, L., url "Gérontologie en institution": http://papidoc.chic-cm.fr/ LEMAIRE, P. & BHERER, L. (2005). Psychologie du vieillissement. De Boeck Université, Bruxelles. VANDERHEYDEN, J.-E. & KENNES,B. (2009). La prise en charge des démences. De Boeck Université, Bruxelles. MICHEL, B.F., VERDUREAU, F., COMBET, P. (2005). Communication et démence. Solal, Marseille. VANDERHEYDEN, J.-E. & BOUILLIEZ, D.-J. (2007). Traiter le Parkinson. De Boeck Université, Bruxelles. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lectures Tutorials |
| Assessment Methods | Written examinations Projects or practical work |
| Notes | Yes |
| Language | French |
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