Certificate in Francophone Practice for Speech-Language Pathologists
This certificate has been developed to provide clinicians with a university-level post-professional educational opportunity to acquire information about normal and disordered speech and language, and become familiar with assessment and intervention materials for Francophone populations.
This program is a joint initiative between the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and Campus Saint-Jean. Funding, including individual student bursaries, has been generously provided by Health Canada (Santé Canada) through the Consortium national de formation en santé project (CNFS) and through Campus Saint-Jean.
Course costs vary slightly from year to year. Please check the website for the Office of the Registrar for information about the cost of the course(s) you are interested in completing.
For students intending to complete the certificate program, a bursary of $300 is generously provided by the Government of Canada (Consortium National de Formation en Santé) after successful completion of the certificate.
Scholarships are only available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
A certificate will be granted upon successful completion of REHAB 560 and any two of the following graduate-level credit courses, as listed below. All courses will be taught in French.
REHAB 560: Linguistic and Cultural Plurality Issues in the Francophone Context (*3)
A study of linguistic, social and cultural issues that affect treatment of children and adults in plural language (particularly French - English) contexts. REHAB 560 is also open to students with a French background from other disciplines such as education, linguistics, psychology, etc. with permission of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. (Formerly REHAB 553)
REHAB 561: Speech Development, Assessment, and Treatment Considerations in the Francophone Context (*3)
A study of the speech characteristics of the French language. The course reviews appropriate assessment tools and treatment models for Francophone children and adults with speech disorders. Clinical experience (10 hours) with Francophone clients is included. Restricted to MSc SLP and SLP Certificate students. (Formerly REHAB 551)
Pre-requisite: REHAB 560
REHAB 562: Language Development, Assessment and Treatment Considerations in the Francophone Context (*3)
A study of the language characteristics of the French language. The course reviews appropriate assessment tools and treatment models for Francophone children and adults with language disorders. Clinical experience (10 hours) with Francophone clients is included. Restricted to MSc SLP and SLP Certificate students. (Formerly REHAB 552)
Pre-requisite: REHAB 560
REHAB 563: Reading and Spelling Development, Assessment and Treatment Considerations in a Francophone Context (*3)
A study of the characteristics of the development of reading and spelling and their associated disorders in francophone children. The course reviews appropriate assessment tools and treatment models for francophone children with reading and spelling difficulties. REHAB 563 is offered online and includes 10 hours of clinical experience with francophone clients. (Formerly REHAB 554)
Pre-requisite: REHAB 560
There is a tremendous need to support speech-language pathologists working with dual-language Francophone populations in Alberta and other areas where French is a minority language.
This certificate has been developed to provide clinicians with a university-level post-professional educational opportunity to acquire information about normal and disordered speech and language, and become familiar with assessment and intervention materials for Francophone populations.
This program is a joint initiative between the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and Campus Saint-Jean. Funding, including individual student bursaries, has been generously provided by Health Canada (Santé Canada) through the Consortium national de formation en santé project (CNFS) and through Campus Saint-Jean.
Begin the application process for program admission by visiting the FGSR website.
- Before finalizing registration, contact Camille Gregoret to ensure adequate language competency.
- It is the responsibility of the student to request to add or drop courses before the deadline to avoid penalties. Refer to the University calendar for add/drop deadlines for courses.
- Students must contact Angela Libutti at the Department of Communication Sciences to ADD a course.
- To DROP a course, students can do so before the deadline on their Bear Tracks account. If assistance is required to drop a course, please contact Angela Libutti.
Supporting Documents
Where applicable, upload all supporting documents including original transcripts from all your post-secondary institutions.
Tips to help with online registration:
- What department are you applying to? Rehabilitation Medicine
- What program are you applying to? Post-Graduate Certificate
- What specialization or study field are you applying to? Francophone Practice for SLP
- Which semester (Fall/Winter/Spring) of which year would you like to start this program? Apply to the term available; it will be modified later.
- How do you intend to study? Part-time
Requirements
You must be a:
- Speech-language pathologist with a Master's degree or equivalent from a recognized university who is eligible for registration in the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA) or the equivalent in your province of residence.
- Graduate student in an SLP training program at a recognized university with departmental permission to enroll.
- REHAB 560 is open to students with a French background from other disciplines such as education, linguistics, psychology, etc., with permission from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
French Language Requirements
Because all instruction is in French, students must be proficient in oral and written French. It is the responsibility of each student to determine whether his/her level of proficiency in French is adequate. Students can access a self-assessment tool through the Centre des niveaux de compétences linguistiques canadiens to help determine their level of French proficiency. This tool provides a framework for understanding the level of French abilities required for different functions. It is recommended that students will need to at least meet levels in the range of 7 to 8 for all parts of the test.
A variety of skills and knowledge will be developed including:
- Understanding of current research in second language acquisition.
- Understanding of linguistic, psychological and social factors associated with multilingual communities.
- Understanding of typical speech sound and language development in French as well as speech sound and language impairment in French and among bilinguals.
- Ability to assess speech sound and language development of French-speaking children, select treatment targets, and assess treatment progress.
- Opportunity to establish professional networks with SLPs and students across Canada.
- REHAB 560 is offered online from May to the end of June.
- REHAB 561 and 562 are offered online in alternating years during the first three weeks of August.
- REHAB 563 is offered online from January to March in alternating years.
- Speech-language pathologists.
- Speech-language pathology graduate students.
- REHAB 560 is open to students with a French background from other disciplines such as education, linguistics and psychology.