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Unit of Study SPCH3010 - Work Integrated Learning in Speech Pathology 5 (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    24

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activities that require 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 www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements.

Unit description

Students participate in 96hrs of work integrated learning for up to 12 weeks to demonstrate mostly independent application of acquired knowledge, skills and attributes when practicing speech pathology with paediatric and adult clients. Students compile evidence of entry level competence for both paediatric and adult populations to be showcased through the development of an online professional portfolio.

Unit content

  1. Creating the professional portfolio 
  2. Establishing a community of practice
  3. Collecting quality artefacts for the professional portfolio
  4. Writing critical reflections for the professional portfolio
  5. Monitoring the development of and applying feedback to the professional portfolio
  6. Facilitating a community of practice to support learning

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Tri Term2
Tri Term2
Gold Coast
Tri Term2
Tri Term2

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:

demonstrate mostly independent application of acquired knowledge, skills and attributes when practicing speech pathology in a work integrated environment

compile a portfolio of evidence to support claims for entry level competence in relation to the Competency-Based Occupational Standards of Speech Pathology and/or the Professional Standards for Speech Pathology in Australia

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • 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..
  • Stagnitti, K, Schoo, A & Welch, D, 2013, Clinical and Fieldwork Placement in the Health Professional, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press..
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.