Professional Practice 2 PG (10275.2)

This professional practice unit builds on skills developed in the previous professional practice unit. This unit focuses on transferability of skills across different range of practice areas across the lifespan. Students will develop these skills in their work integrated learning experiences/placements.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Assess individuals with communication and/or swallowing disorders using culturally responsive and evidence-based approaches to determine the need for speech pathology services;
2. Analyse and interpret assessment results to diagnose and support individuals with a range of communication and/or swallowing disorders across the lifespan;
3. Develop and implement ethical, holistic and person-centred speech pathology plans for individuals with communication and/or swallowing disorders that consider theory, culturally responsive practice, evidence-based practice and the critical appraisal of research, and community participation/engagement;
4. Evaluate and reflect on speech pathology scope of practice, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary practice; and
5. Critically reflect on and modify their professional practice to assist in competency development.

Graduate attributes

2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal 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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways

Prerequisites

10273 Professional Practice 1 PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.