SPTH9128 Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 4

This topic focuses on consolidating skills and knowledge required to provide services to clients who are experiencing communication and/or swallowing difficulties. Content and skill development is addressed through a combination of undertaking aspects of speech pathology practice, working with clients under the supervision of a speech pathologist clinical educator and participating in an intensive workshop on completion of the semester. The seven key competencies required for speech pathology practice, and defined by the Competency Based Occupational Standards - Entry Level (CBOS) [SPAA, 2001] document will be targeted. The four core academic abilities will be developed: Reasoning; Professional Communication; Lifelong Learning; and Professional Role.

This topic aims to:

• Provide students with opportunities to develop their academic abilities in relation to speech pathology practice
• Develop their knowledge and practical skills regarding the application of Speech Pathology management of clients who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties
• Build generic professional competencies of Communication, Reasoning, Behaviour and Lifelong Learning
• Develop the occupational competencies of Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation, Planning Speech Pathology Intervention, Speech Pathology Intervention, Planning, Maintaining and Delivering Speech Pathology Services, Professional, Group and Community Education and Professional Development

1. Demonstrate a high level of competence in the practical skills taught and practiced during skills tutorials
2. Demonstrate competence in all aspects of speech pathology practice sufficient to enter the profession
3. Demonstrate entry level practical skills in generic professional competencies of Communication, Reasoning, Behaviour and Lifelong learning
4. Demonstrate entry level practical skills in occupational competencies of Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation, Planning of Speech Pathology Intervention and Speech Pathology Intervention, Planning, Maintaining and Delivering Speech Pathology Services, Professional, Group and Community Education and Professional Development
5. Take independent responsibility for aspects of speech pathology practice unless the situation is new or a number of features of the client and/or workplace combine to create complexity
6. Relate theory to practice