Language Skills in Youth Offenders

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Course Title: Language Skills in Youth Offenders

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Learning Objectives:

Describe the prevalence of language disorders in youth offenders

Describe the relationship between language ability and behavior problems that pave the way for delinquency

Describe at least 2 targeted linguistic and behavioral supports to reduce the risk of incarceration

References & Resources:

Chow, J. C., Zimmerman, K. N., & Senter, R. (2021). Tailoring effective behavior management strategies for speech-language pathologists. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 52(1), 260-272.

Snow, P. C. (2019). Speech-language pathology and the youth offender: Epidemiological overview and roadmap for future speech-language pathology research and scope of practice. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 50(2), 324-339.

Stanford, S. (2019). Casualties of misunderstanding: Communication Disorders and juvenile injustice. The ASHA Leader, 24(6), 44–53. https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.ftr1.24062019.44

Stanford, S. (2020). The school-based speech-language pathologist's role in diverting the school-to-confinement pipeline for youth with communication disorders. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5(4), 1057-1066.

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