Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate progress from beginning levels of clinical competence toward intermediate levels of competence across all units of the Competency Based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - Entry level ("CBOS") in terms of independence, caseload complexity, efficiency, and critical/creative thinking.
2. Experience (directly or indirectly) clinical management of a range of speech, language, voice, fluency or swallowing disorders in children.
3. Communicate their observations and clinical findings verbally and in writing in a professional and ethical manner.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviour appropriate to the policies and procedures of the clinical placement setting.

This course provides clinical practice experience with primarily paediatric clinical populations. The student is supervised by a qualified speech pathologist. The student has the opportunity to observe and work directly with children with a range of impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions related to speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing. Students will be involved with the planning and delivery of services for assessment and treatment of individual cases, have the opportunity to participate in a range of service delivery/case management models, as well as providing community education.

Replaces the the full year course SPTH210 Clinical Practice, which is being discontinued in compliance with University requirements.

Students failing to complete SPTH210 Clinical Practice will be required to complete SPTH2080 Clinical Practice.

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SPTH1001, SPTH1002, SPTH1080, HUBS1403, LING1111, PSYC1010 and PSYC1020

Internal Mode

Practical
Tutorial

Clinical: for 16 hour(s) per Week for Full Term