SPH315 Therapeutic Communication Practice 3 (Honours) (8)

Abstract

This subject provides opportunities for Honours students to extend their understanding and practice of professional skills, processes, procedures and clinical reflection by providing two targeted workplace learning experiences. The first incorporates the development of skills in working with individuals with disability in a range of community settings, and the second enables development of skills in working with adults with neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders in acute and/or rehabilitation settings.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 2
Internal	Albury-Wodonga Campus

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.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	SY/US	School of Community Health

Enrolment restrictions

Available only to Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology (Honours) students

Prerequisite(s)	Incompatible subject(s)
SPH214 and BMS255 and SPH201 and SPH204 and SPH211 and SPH312 and BMS224	SPH314

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

Be able to demonstrate competency at a novice to intermediate level in clinical skills, as defined by the Competency-Based Occupational Standards for Entry Level Speech Pathologists (CBOS; SPA, 2011) Units 1-7;
Be able to identify and justify the use of assessment and intervention procedures for the management of communication and swallowing difficulties (based on research evidence, client/family preferences and experience);
Be able to plan and implement assessment and management programs for children, adolescents and adults with communication and swallowing impairments at a novice-intermediate level;
Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the primacy of human relationship as foundational to the therapeutic relationship in practice with individuals and communities;
Be able to use reflective frameworks to evaluate clinical knowledge and skills and plan for future learning and professional development;
Be able to demonstrate an understanding of different models of practice and select approriate models to meet the needs of clients/communities.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Planning and administering assessments of communication and/or swallowing (CBOS Unit 1);
Analysing and interpreting assessment data, and reporting on assessment data to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences (CBOS Unit 2);
Planning evidence-based speech pathology practices, including writing specific and measurable goals, justifying and documenting decisions (CBOS Unit 3);
Implementing speech pathology practice with individuals with communication and/or swallowing difficulties, their families and communities, and monitoring/documenting progress (CBOS Unit 4);
Planning, providing and managing speech pathology services, including collaboration with others in practice/research (CBOS Unit 5);
Understanding the principles and practices of clinical education and supervision, and contributing to team-based relationships (CBOS Unit 6);
Upholding the Code of Ethics and advocating for clients and the speech pathology profession (CBOS Unit 7).

Work Place Learning

This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 18 to 20 days duration. There are two compulsory workplace learning activities that students will engage in for this subject.
1) Learning Exchange - In second semester, student pairs visit a disability service, 1 day a week for 6-8 weeks, and assess the needs of adult or paediatric clients in order to develop an AAC resource for the client and/or service.
2) Adult Block Placement - This 3 week placement involves attendance and participation at a speech pathology hospital/rehabilitation clinic (usually in a metropolitan location) for 4 days per week.

Specialised Resources

Students may incur expenses associated with workplace learning experiences, including costs of travel, accommodation, uniform and resource development. Students must also have access to a digital voice recorder for all clinical sessions.

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

Handbook 2015