Degree in Speech Therapy

  • Facilitate learning of alternative and augmentative communication systems as well as the design and use of prostheses and assistive devices.
  • Be able to plan an intervention in a clinical case of brain injury.
  • Know the different techniques of intervention in brain injury.
  • Be able to plan an intervention in a clinical case of neurodegeneration.
  • Know the different techniques of intervention in neurodegenerative disorders.
  • Know the psycholinguistic processes and other basic psychological processes that support speech therapy techniques in disorders of central origin.
  • Apply speech therapy treatments with the most effective and appropriate methods, techniques and resources in disorders of central origin.
  • Explore, evaluate and diagnose literacy disorders and establish a prognosis of evolution.
  • Design, implement and evaluate actions to prevent literacy disorders.
  • Know the principles, functions and procedures of intervention in literacy disorders.
  • Know the techniques and tools of assessment and diagnosis of literacy disorders.
  • Know how to perform speech therapy in speech disorders.
  • Be familiar with speech therapy as regards phonetic and phonological disorders; fluency disorders; dysarthria; and dysglosia.
  • Select appropriate alternative and augmentative systems of communication considering the needs of children with developmental communication and language disorders.
  • Know the principles, functions and procedures of speech intervention in developmental disorders.
  • Apply speech therapy treatments with the most effective and appropriate methods, techniques and resources according to the specific hearing pathology.
  • Explore, evaluate and diagnose communication and speech disorders arising from hearing diseases and establish a prognosis of evolution.
  • Know the principles, functions and procedures of speech therapy in hearing pathologies.
  • Know the techniques and tools of assessment and diagnosis in hearing pathologies.
  • Know the techniques and tools of assessment and diagnosis of voice disorders.
  • Adapt actions to the different human developmental stages in voice pathology.
  • Apply speech therapy treatments with the most effective methods, techniques and resources suited to the vocal pathology shown by each patient.
  • Design, implement and evaluate actions to prevent voice disorders.
  • Apply speech therapy through early intervention with the most appropriate and effective methods, techniques and resources.
  • Be able to produce a neuropsychological report to inform of an actual clinical case of a patient with a neurodegenerative disorder.
  • Be able to perform a neuropsychological assessment of a patient with a neurodegenerative disorder.
  • Know the different neurodegenerative disorders associated with speech therapy.
  • Be familiar with literacy disorders.
  • Recognise and differentiate between a variety of fluency disorders.
  • Recognise and differentiate between a variety of articulation disorders.
  • Know the aetiology and classification of speech disorders.
  • Know the terminology and description of speech disorders.
  • Know the developmental disorders of communication and language.
  • Have autonomy and take responsibility for decision making.
  • Know the neurology and neuropsychology of language, speech, hearing and voice.
  • Know the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect hearing and, concretely, hearing aids and cochlear implants.
  • Know the otologic diseases that may cause hearing loss.
  • Know the types of hearing loss and their classification.
  • Be familiar with labyrinthine semiology: hearing loss and its symptoms associated with otologic pathology.
  • Evaluate, diagnose, predict, rehabilitate and prevent communication disorders associated with cognitive dysfunction.
  • Know the operation of hearing aids and of the cochlear implant.
  • Know the concept of hearing screening and its application.
  • Know the methods of examination of the vestibular apparatus.
  • Know the different methods of hearing screening.
  • Evaluate ones own professional intervention in order to optimise it.
  • Be able to collect, analyse and interpret data using statistical software and other information technologies.
  • Be able to apply methodological knowledge to solve the problems usually encountered in professional practice.
  • Know the different research designs, the methods of formulation and testing of hypothesis and the interpretation of results.
  • Know the principles of the scientific method and the characteristics of the different methods used in speech therapy and their analysis techniques.
  • Know the different levels of description of the structure of the Catalan and Spanish​​ languages.
  • Identify the different components of language and the linguistic relations that can be affected by a language deficit.
  • Know the linguistic principles of speech therapy and differentiate between the grammatical and pragmatic levels.
  • Assess and develop strategies to improve communication skills in formal educational environments.
  • Be able to work in a school setting as part of the teaching team.
  • Participate in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of collective educational programmes.
  • Write reports on progress and completion of treatment in the field of education.
  • Organise, supervise, direct and integrate activities related to the professional practice in the area of education.
  • Certify the findings made in the practice of the profession, regarding diagnosis, prognosis and speech therapy treatment in the education setting.
  • Understand the organisation of speech therapy services in education.
  • Adapt performance to the different developmental stages of the human being and to gender perspective.
  • Understand the development of language and communication.
  • Know the different developmental stages of the human being.
  • Be familiar with the profession and the legal status of the speech therapist.
  • Know the psycholinguistic processes and other basic psychological processes that support the techniques of speech therapy.
  • Students must have acquired knowledge and understanding in a specific field of study, on the basis of general secondary education and at a level that includes mainly knowledge drawn from advanced textbooks, but also some cutting-edge knowledge in their field of study.
  • Students must be able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have acquired the competences required for the preparation and defence of arguments and for problem solving in their field of study.
  • Students must have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually in their field of study) to make judgements that take relevant social, scientific or ethical issues into consideration.
  • Students must be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both expert and lay audiences.
  • Students must have developed the learning skills needed to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Design, implement and evaluate actions to prevent communication and language disorders.
  • Explore, evaluate, diagnose and predict the evolution of communication and language disorders from a multidisciplinary perspective.
  • Use the exploration techniques and instruments typical of the profession and record, synthesize and interpret the data provided by integrating them into the information set.
  • Master the terminology that allows an effective interaction with other professionals.
  • Design and conduct speech therapy treatments, both individual and collective, by setting targets and stages, with the most effective and adequate methods, techniques and resources, and bearing in mind the different life developmental stages as well as gender perspective.
  • Select, implement and facilitate the learning of augmentative communication systems, as well as the design and use of prostheses and technical aids adapted to the physical, psychological and social conditions of the patient.
  • Advise families and other persons in the social environment of users, encourage their participation and collaboration in the speech therapy, address the peculiarities of each case and bear gender perspective in mind.
  • Work in the school, healthcare and healthcare settings as part of the professional team. Advice on the development, implementation of care and education policies on topics related to speech therapy.
  • Understand and evaluate the scientific production underpinning the professional development of the speech therapist.
  • Know the limits of their field of activity and learn to identify when an interdisciplinary treatment is necessary.
  • Explain and argue the treatment selected for each patient.
  • Develop communication skills in the general population.
  • Be able to develop skills such as regulating their own learning, solving problems, reasoning critically and adapting to new situations.
  • Understand and be able to integrate the biological principles (anatomy and physiology), psychological principles (evolutionary development and processes), linguistic principles and pedagogical principles of speech therapy into communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal oral communication.
  • Be familiar with communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal communication disorders.
  • Know and critically evaluate the techniques and tools of assessment and diagnosis of speech therapy, as well as its intervention procedures.
  • Understand and critically evaluate the terminology and research methodology of speech therapy.
  • Communicate findings and conclusions to patients, their families and other professionals involved in their care, both orally and in writing, considering the sociolinguistic characteristics of the environment.
  • Prepare and write reports of assessment, diagnosis, monitoring, completion of treatment and referral to another professional.
  • Have an adequate speech production, language structure and voice quality.
  • Manage the technologies of communication and information.
  • Show an active ethical commitment to human rights, equal opportunities and non-discrimination based on gender, age, beliefs, language, culture or other reasons.
  • Develop measures to prevent, identify and overcome situations of gender-based discrimination in the field of speech therapy.
  • Promote the culture of peace, democratic values and sustainability.
  • Know the anatomy of the organs of speech, hearing and voice.
  • Knowledge of the physiology of the organs of speech, hearing and voice.
  • Hold interconsultations and make referrals to other healthcare and education professionals.
  • Know the normal development of language.
  • Learn the different neuropsychological disorders, their diagnostic techniques and their main causes.
  • Be able to perform a brief neuropsychological assessment of a real case.
  • Be trained to prepare a neuropsychological report of a real clinical case.
  • Know the procedure of neuropsychological evaluation.
  • Apply speech therapy with the most effective and appropriate methods, techniques and resources according to the specific orofacial pathology.
  • Improve communication skills in children.
  • Adapt professional action to the pre-primary stage of education.
  • Participate in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of collective linguistic intervention programmes in pre-primary education.
  • Know the evolution of language in early childhood and be able to identify alterations in order to ensure an appropriate development.
  • Be familiar with the organisation of pre-primary schools and the different actions involved in their management.
  • Be familiar with the objectives, curriculum content and assessment criteria of pre-primary education.
  • Communicate correctly in the language of the autonomous region where the professional activity is carried out.
  • Know the educational and learning principles that underpin the techniques of speech therapy intervention.
  • Adapt professional performance to the different developmental stages in the periods of primary and secondary education.
  • Know the organisation of primary and secondary schools and the diversity of actions involved in their management.
  • Know the objectives, curriculum content and assessment criteria of primary and secondary education.
  • Be competent in the assessment of orofacial alterations, which are of great importance in speech therapy practice.
  • Have the ability to teach the patient the application of a physiotherapy treatment in certain pathologies associated with impaired speech and swallowing.
  • Be able to determine the characteristics of a functional and comprehensive assessment of vocal behaviour.
  • Be able to carry out the rehabilitation of the speech and language disorder in different patients.
  • Work in the school, welfare and healthcare environments as part of the professional team. Moreover, advise in the preparation and implementation of care and education policies for the hearing impaired.
  • Have a concern for ensuring the quality of professional performance.
  • Understand the profession and the legal status of the speech therapist.
  • Learn to establish clear correlations between assessment and intervention procedures and the specific categories or linguistic units that these have an effect on.
  • Identify correlations between the activities proposed in tests and protocols and the verbal categories that these tools intend to assess or modify.
  • Distinguish between correct and altered constructions in Spanish and Catalan in the different levels of linguistic description, as well as their correspondence with performance in tests and protocols.
  • Become familiar with the ethnographic research method and with data of ecological validity.
  • Transcribe conversations in Spanish and Catalan.
  • Integrate the analysis of the different linguistic levels from a single sample of data on linguistic deficits.
  • Consolidate the linguistic principles of speech therapy and differentiate between the grammatical and pragmatic levels in Spanish and Catalan.
  • Have computer skills related to the field of study.