SPTH4080
20 units
4000 level
Course handbook
Description
Students undertake supervised face-to-face clinical experience with a diverse range of speech pathology caseloads with child, adult, and disability populations. The clinical placements are on a block basis, involving full day attendance (8.00am - 5pm), Monday to Friday, for approximately 25 day child and 25 days adult placement. This extended block program supports placements in rural NSW locations in order to provide experience with different models of service delivery appropriate to these settings.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate near-entry and entry levels of clinical competence across all units of COMPASS®.
2. Provision of clinical management to individuals with communication and swallowing needs using evidence based, culturally responsive, and ethical practice.
3. Use professional verbal and written communication.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviour appropriate to the clinical placement setting.
5. Demonstrate appropriate reflective practice and critical thinking.
Content
This course provides the opportunity for students to learn through clinical practice experience with individuals across the lifespan.
The student is supervised by qualified speech pathologists.
The student has the opportunity to work directly with individuals with a range of needs, activity limitations and participation restrictions related to communication and swallowing.
Students will be engaged in the planning and delivery of ethical and evidence-based services for management of speech pathology practice supporting the provision of person, family and community centred practice across contexts.
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
Students must be active in Bach of Speech Pathology (Honours) [12318] and concurrent enrolment in SPTH3080.
Assumed knowledge
Students need to note that there is a specific requirement for English performance to be clearly adequate for professional needs in order to successfully complete SPTH4080.Students need to have completed all 1000, 2000, and 3000 level courses in order to undertake SPTH4080.
Assessment items
Professional Task: COMPASS® Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Demonstrate competency - Must demonstrate competency in all required professional skills.
Professional Task: Range of Practice
Portfolio: Portfolio
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 50% - Must obtain 50% in this assessment item to pass the course.
Viva Voce: Viva (oral examination)
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 50% - Must obtain 50% in this assessment item to pass the course.
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Clinical-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)
- 50 days (25 days adults and 25 days paediatric caseload). Weeks to be advised for individual students
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Clinical-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)
- 50 days (25 days adults and 25 days paediatric caseload). Weeks to be advised for individual students
Course outline
- SPTH4080 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 276.3 KB)
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