151. Rationale and structure of a curriculum in vocology
- Author
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Ingo R. Titze
- Subjects
Structure (mathematical logic) ,Medical education ,business.industry ,education.educational_degree ,Specialty ,LPN and LVN ,The arts ,Habilitation ,Speech and Hearing ,Intervention (law) ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Vocational education ,Pedagogy ,Medicine ,education ,business ,Recreation ,Curriculum - Abstract
Summary A proposal is presented for formal academic training in vocology, the science of vocal habilitation and voice disorders. Rationale is given for expanding current methods of intervention offered in speech-language pathology classes to include more of the techniques offered in theatre arts and music. Formally, this can be accomplished by establishing a specialty track (vocology) in an M.A. program. The primary focus of vocal habilitation should be to meet the vocational and recreational needs of a particular individual, not simply to achieve a normal voice
- Published
- 1992