Course overview
In this course, students will build on from knowledge and skills acquired in Speech Pathology Assessment and Management A and B and apply the principles for person-centered and evidence-based practice in increasingly complex clinical scenarios, including issues related to traumatic brain injury, vulnerable populations, paediatric feeding and swallowing, and dementia and palliative care. Students will consider contextual complexity related to working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, mental health, interprofessional practice and ethical practice.
Course learning outcomes
- Plan and implement detailed client-centred care with regards to assessment and intervention.
- Construct person-centred sessional, short term and long term goals.
- Select and apply appropriate speech pathology assessment and intervention tools and techniques using best practice guidelines in a variety of complex contexts including working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
- Present complex speech pathology assessment data, implementation plans, and outcomes for person-centred practice in audience appropriate formats.
- Critically reflect on the role of the speech pathologist in a team environment, taking into account the ethical, social, cultural and environmental implications of clinical practice.