HEASP2023 Speech Pathology Clinical Practice 2

This is second of the six professional practice units in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) course. This unit further develops assessment of communication and swallowing needs including interpreting, diagnosing and reporting on client assessment. It provides students with an increased focus on the provision of speech pathology intervention. Students will consolidate their prior knowledge of speech pathology assessment, analysis, and interpretation and develop their knowledge of planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based interventions as outlined in the Professional Standards of Practice for Speech Pathologists. Students' professional competencies of clinical reasoning, communication, lifelong learning and professionalism will continue to be developed along with reflective practice. Students will also complete community engagement activities, working collaboratively with community groups and organisations to achieve mutually agreed goals that build capacity, especially with those who are marginalised and disadvantaged. Students will participate in supervised practice education based placement at novice level competency for approximately and not less than 12 days, with flexible support from the university.

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