SPTH1080
Introduction to Clinical Practice
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010
This course is only available to students who have been admitted to the Bachelor of Speech Pathology course. It introduces students to the speech pathology clinical practice and provides an orientation to the speech pathology profession and its clinical processes. This course integrates theoretical learning with an exploration of relevant clinical processes (including some clinical observation).
| Objectives | Upon successful completion of this course, a student should be able to: 1. Identify and describe the basic clinical processes required for the assessment of children with communication disorder. 2. Follow professional, legal, and ethical procedures, with particular attention to the issues and procedures involved in preserving client confidentiality. 3. Document information in an accessible format for a target audience. 4. Demonstrate awareness of general principles involved in intervention for all communication disorders, with particular emphasis on evidence-based practice and alternative modes of service delivery. 5. Recognise students' roles and responsibilities with reference to clinical experiential learning. |
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| Content | Introduction to Speech Pathology - Reflective practice, exploration of 'self' - Awareness of different environments and cultural and linguistic diversity Assessment practices, including - Clinical interviewing - Observation and testing Reporting and documentation Issues for the workplace - Occupational Health and Safety - Infection Control General principles of intervention, including: - Evidence based practice - integrating theory in speech, language & hearing - Identification of goals - Selection of strategies - Clinical decision making for intervention - Models of service delivery Introduction to counseling Preparation for clinical experience placement - Introduction to ethical practice - Learning styles in clinical education Professional practice - introductory experience |
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| Replacing Course(s) | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| Transition | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Not Applicable. | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Clinical
Lecture Experience Based Learning Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for SPTH1080 |