Clinical Speech Pathology 2 PG (10272.1)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Clinical Speech Pathology 2 PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Intensive
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Speech Pathology Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit will explore the range of professional issues that impact and govern the speech pathology profession. The issues of remote service delivery, use of simulations, and assessment and management using the internet will be covered. The unit will facilitate an understanding of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and how to apply the social health principles of individual functioning and well-being to speech pathology practice. The unit will continue to develop students' clinical observation, participation and education skills.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate their understanding of the relationships between ethical, legal and political issues that impact the speech pathology profession;
2. Analyse speech pathology service provision in different states in relation to aspects of the ICF and government policies;
3. Understand the impact that the more challenging barriers to access can have on service provision; and
4. Demonstrate an ability to self-evaluate their skills with clinical data collection, management and analysis and reporting in range of contexts.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways


Skills development

In addition to the UC graduate attributes listed above, this unit is designed to provide students with opportunities to show evidence of their development of professional and communication competencies listed in COMPASS - the Speech Pathology Australia mandated assessment tool for external clinical placements.



Prerequisites

10266 Foundations of Communication Science PG AND 10268 Clinical Speech Pathology 1 PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2024 Bruce, Canberra Winter Term 27 May 2024 Intensive Ms Jolin Edmondson
Not available

Required texts

There is no textbook for the unit. A reading list of relevant resources from a range of sources will be available for students listed each week in the Modules information on Canvas.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Moderation: Assessments will be moderated in accordance with the Faculty of Health Moderation Guidelines. 

Special assessment requirements

To pass this unit:

  • Students must pass their Observation Placement Record Form submission to pass the unit. Students who do not submit, or do not pass the assessment the first time (marked as incomplete), will have one opportunity to resubmit the assignment. Students who do not pass their resubmission will be required to retake the unit when next offered.

AND

  • Students must achieve an overall mark of 50% for the unit.

Supplementary assessment

Students are not entitled to a supplementary assessment for any of the assignments in this unit.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

Active engagement with peers, staff and with the wider community will be a key element of this unit. 

Participation requirements

Attendance at the Intensive in Week 14 of Semester 1 is compulsory.

Students must ensure that they are able to attend a minimum of 80% of workshops in person or in real time online (6 of the 7). This requirement is for accreditation purposes - so that we can ensure that students have ample opportunities for developing the clinical and professional competencies required to succeed on future clinical placements. 

Required IT skills

This unit involves online meetings in real time using the Blackboard Collaborate tool. Blackboard Collaborate provides a virtual classroom or meeting room where you can communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, please visit the LearnOnline Student Help and click on the link to Blackboard Collaborate.

Students are also encouraged to explore other online meeting platforms  (Zoom/Skype/Coviu] for student consultations with staff, as well as phone/computer apps that enable face to face contact over distance.  Managing 'connection' in real time will increasingly become the responsibility of the student - as part of building capacity to use technology wisely in future clinical practice. Students should make time to be clear about the ways in which the relevant platforms work for face-to-face interaction and, where possible,  for document and video sharing. In addition, students should be mindful that they are entering a 'professional' zone when they are engaging in professionally relevant activities online with peers and staff, and should consider the context in which they use the online space, as well as ensuring that they have adequate resources [headphones/microphones etc] to complete professionally relevant activities.

In-unit costs

Students will be required to pay for the required checks and also travel to and from placement sites.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves 3 single day observations. Therefore, additional student responsibilities are required. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client/patient confidentiality must always be maintained,  including for assessment items such as reports or essays. Students must have a working with vulnerable people check (or state equivalent) and a National Criminal History Check. Students must be compliant with all placement requirements, inlcuding immunisations. Failure to obtain these check or comply with immunisation requirements will proclude students from attending observation placements.