SPTH3080Clinical Practice

Course handbook

Description

Students undertake supervised face-to-face clinical experience with adult speech pathology caseloads. Clinical experience placements are usually in speech pathology student units either in community/hospital or on-campus settings, and attendance for up to three days (8.00am - 5pm) each week may be required for the period allocated (and typically includes attendance outside the semester). Tutorials will be provided on-campus to facilitate of links between academic/clinical knowledge.

Availability

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the 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 and in reasoning, communication, professionalism, and lifelong learning.

2. Experience (directly or indirectly) clinical management of adults with disorders across the range of practice areas of language, speech, swallowing, voice, fluency and multi-modal communication.

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.

Content

This subject provides clinical practice experience with primarily adult clinical populations.

The student is supervised by a qualified speech pathologist.

The student has the opportunity to observe and work directly with adults with a range of impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions related to speech, language, voice, fluency, swallowing, and multi-modal communication.

Students will be involved with the planning and delivery of evidence-based services for assessment and treatment of individual cases, have the opportunity to participate in a range of service delivery/case management models

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement for students in the following program(s):

• Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) (12318)

In addition to meeting the University's overall requirements for academic progression, students enrolled in these program(s) must satisfactorily complete this course in order to progress in their program.

Requisite

Students must have successfully completed SPTH2080 before enrolling in SPTH3080 and be active in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) (12318)

Assumed knowledge

SPTH2080, SPTH2001, SPTH2002, SPTH2003, LING3006, HUBS1404, HUBS1107 and STAT1070 or STAT1020

Assessment items

Professional Task: Ungraded requirements (COMPASS® Assessment and Record of Range of Experience)

Portfolio: Portfolio - Stage 1 (15%)

Portfolio: Portfolio - Stage 2 (15%)

Portfolio: Portfolio - Stage 3 (45%)

Viva Voce: Viva (oral examination) (25%)

Compulsory Requirements

In order to pass this course, each student must complete ALL of the following compulsory requirements:

Pre-Placement Requirements:

• NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.

Contact hours

Callaghan