Course overview
In this course, students are introduced to the speech pathology practice education program, including orientation to Speech Pathology Australia's (SPA) competency-based occupation standards (CBOS) and companion assessment framework, COMPASS, and how these core documents relate to the Speech Pathology Professional Standards This course will place an emphasis on practice placement readiness and fitness to practice through compliance with University and agency requirements, self-evaluation and understanding of competency standards. Students will apply professional communication principles and speech pathology practices involved in information gathering, interviewing, handover, assessment and management of clients and their families. To facilitate students development of competency, students will participate in a range of integrated pre-practice online learning activities, workshops, guided observation and demonstration. Students will actively participate in scaffolded practice simulations and clinical scenarios with child and adult cases, and. will demonstrate competency in implementing speech pathology interventions
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate professional, effective communication for a range of audiences.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to developmental and acquired communication and swallowing difficulties in a variety of contexts, including implementing speech pathology interventions.
- Demonstrate and reflect about emerging skills to interact effectively with individuals with communication and swallowing difficulties.
- Identify and reflect on developing skills and behaviours in relation to professional and culturally responsive practice requirements, with particular reference to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse communities.
- Discuss factors influencing own emerging professional identity.
- Appraise how learning in this course contributes to speech pathology competency development and is aligned with the Speech Pathology Professional Standards.