SPTH4030
Professional Issues 1
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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| On-Line from Callaghan | Semester 1 |
Previously offered in 2012
The course provides students with a deeper understanding of the attributes associated with individual professionals. The course discusses the professional skills required of speech pathologists, including professionalism, clinical reasoning, life-long learning and the, communication skills for working with others. Other related issues will be discussed including ethical reasoning as applied to individual case management counseling, and medico-legal issues.
| Objectives | Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of professionalism and ethical reasoning and be able to apply these to rational and evidence-based clinical decision-making 2. Demonstrate independence in the critical appraisal of emerging research evidence for issues of current relevance to individual professional practice. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the speech pathologist’s scope of practice in relation to counselling 4. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a group. |
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| Content | - Professionalism - Clinical reasoning - Life-long learning (including critical appraisal of emerging evidence, and clinical education) - Communication skills * Working in teams Ethical practice for individual case management Counselling in the context of individual case management Medico-legal issues |
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| Replacing Course(s) | Not applicable | ||||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Students are required to have successfully completed SPTH1080, SPTH2080 Students are expected to have Assumed Knowledge: SPTH2001, SPTH2002, SPTH2003, SPTH3001, SPTH3002 |
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| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Self Directed Learning | ||||||
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| Contact Hours | Self Directed Learning: for 10 hour(s) per Week for Full Term | ||||||
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for SPTH4030 |