Available in 2024
Course code

SPTH2080

Units

10 units

Level

2000 level

Course handbook

Description

Students undertake supervised face-to-face clinical experience with child speech pathology caseloads. Clinical experience placements are usually in speech pathology student units in health, education, or on-campus outpatient settings and attendance for one day (8.00am - 5pm) each week will be required for the period allocated. (Note that placements typically include attendance outside the semester). One hour a week will be spent in tutorials on-campus during the semester period to assist with the preparation for clinical placement experiences and to facilitate transferability and integration of academic and clinical knowledge.


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 progress from beginning levels of clinical competence to between novice and intermediate levels of competence across all units of COMPASS®.

2. Provision of clinical management to children with communication needs using evidence based, culturally responsive and ethical practice.

3. Uses professional verbal and written communication.

4. Demonstrates professional and ethical behaviour appropriate to the clinical placement setting.

5. Demonstrates reflective practice and and critical thinking.


Content

This course provides students with the opportunity to learn through clinical practice experience with paediatric 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 communication needs, activity limitations and participation restrictions related to their communication. 

Students will be engaged in the planning and delivery of ethical, and evidence-based services for assessment and intervention of individual children and have the opportunity to participate in a range of service delivery/case management models.


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 have successfully completed SPTH1080 before enrolling in SPTH2080 and be active in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) [12318]


Assumed knowledge

SPTH2101, SPTH2102, SPTH1080, HUBS1403, LING1111, PSYC1010 and PSYC1020


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 - Stage 1

Portfolio: Portfolio - Stage 2

Portfolio: Portfolio - Stage 3

Viva Voce: Viva (oral examination)


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 16 week(s)
  • Placement days for SPTH2080 are scheduled on either a Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 16 week(s)
  • Placement days for SPTH2080 are scheduled on either a Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s)

Course outline