SPTH2003
Complex Communication Needs 1
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011
The course introduces students to the concept of disability across the lifespan, assistive technology, multi-modal communication methods and Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) systems. Aided and unaided AAC systems are included with intentional communication. Assessment and intervention methods for people with complex communication needs and those who use AAC are considered in detail.
| Objectives | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate awareness of etiological factors involved in populations with health conditions and/or disability and associated with complex communication needs. 2. Administer, analyse and interpret findings from comprehensive assessment of a person’s complex communication needs. 3. Identify further information and referral requirements for people who use AAC. 4. Develop comprehensive and detailed plans for intervention, incorporating multi-modal communication, Alternative and Augmentative Communication strategies and the use of other assistive technologiesy for communication. 5. Report on findings and make recommendations for future management for people with complex communication needs and those who use AAC |
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| Content | Introduction to disability and complex communication needs Assessment & intervention approaches for people with complex communication needs Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) Aided & unaided communication methods Assistive Technology Developing language and literacy in people with complex communication needs and those who use AAC Developmental Disability Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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| Replacing Course(s) | This is a new course replacing SPTH2230 Complex Communication Needs (10 units). | ||||||||
| Transition | SPTH2230 will not be offered after 2010. Students enrolled in the program at this time (i.e. 2009) will be advised of this change, in order to identify any students whose planned sequence of enrolment might need adjustment. Students who have not successfully completed SPTH2230 in 2010 will be able to undertake SPTH2003 instead. No transitional problems are envisaged, as the content coverage is sufficiently similar. | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Students are required to have successfully completed SPTH1001, SPTH1002 and SPTH1080 | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
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 4 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for SPTH2003 |