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Unit of Study SPCH2015 - Work Integrated Learning in Speech Pathology 2 (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL activity. Full details are available at http://www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

Unit description

Students participate in 96hrs of work integrated learning for up to 12 weeks to demonstrate, with support, competence in assessment of, and intervention for, children with communication concerns. Students apply clinical reasoning, professional and interdisciplinary skills to a range of client presentations from diverse service delivery and care settings. 

Unit content

  1. Introduction to multimodal communication 
  2. Multimodal communication management considerations
  3. Principles and approaches for assessment of multimodal communication 
  4. Principles and approaches for intervention to support multimodal communication 
  5. Assessment and intervention for childhood apraxia of speech
  6. Assessment and intervention for childhood dysarthria

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe assessment and analysis approaches for children with diverse communication needs in line with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework and other models

provide feedback on results of speech pathology assessments to the client and/or significant others, and discuss goals and management options

demonstrate professional and clinical competence, with a moderate level of support, working with clients in a work integrated learning environment

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Beukelman, DR, Light, JC, 2020, Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs, 5th edn, Brookes Publishing..
  • Roth, FP & Worthington, CK, 2019, Treatment resource manual for speech-language pathology, 6th edn, Cengage Learning..
  • Shipley, KG & McAfee, JG, 2021, Assessment in speech-language pathology: a resource manual, 6th edn, Cengage Learning..
  • Yorkston, KM, Beukelman, DR, Strand, EA & Hakel, M, 2010, Management of motor speech disorders in children and adults, 3rd edn, Pro-Ed..
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.