SPH315 Therapeutic Communication Practice 3 (Honours) (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Allied Health (ALHEA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject extends students' understanding and practice of professional skills, processes, procedures and clinical reflection by providing targeted clinical education experiences in the areas of disability, paediatrics, and neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. Students also attend workshops and tutorials.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: SPH315
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
SPH214 and BMS255 and SPH201 and SPH204 and SPH211 and SPH312
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to Bachelor of Health Science (Speech Pathology)(Honours) students
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
With professional supervision and support, be able to:
Identify, plan and implement therapy programs for child, adolescent and adult communication and swallowing impairments.
Select culturally, socially and clinically appropriate assessment processes and practices to plan and implement therapeutic services.
In practice with children and adults, demonstrate an understanding of the primacy of human relationship as foundational to the therapeutic relationship.
Have been judged to have reached novice to intermediate standard in terms of competencies defined by Speech Pathology Australia's Competency-Based Occupational Standards, Entry Level (CBOS-E; revised 2005).
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
This is a clinical education subject.
It represents the formal beginning of students' progress towards achieving clinical competence as outlined by Speech Pathology Australia's Competency-Based Occupational Standards, Entry Level (Revised, 2005).
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.