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Unit of Study SPT30002 - Neurogenic Speech Disorders in Adults and Children (2018)

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Unit description

Prepares students for speech pathology practice in working with adult and paediatric clients with acquired and developmental speech disorders associated with motor/sensory neurological impairment.  Students will demonstrate clinical reasoning within decision-making by applying knowledge and skills in the context of frameworks such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health and Evidence-based practice (EBP).

Unit content

The unit will be divided into two core modules:

  1. Assessment and intervention for adults with motor/sensory speech disorders
  2. Assessment and intervention for children with motor/sensory speech disorders

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 explain the impact of health conditions on motor/sensory aspects of speech production in adults and/or children
2 plan holistic speech pathology assessment for adults and/or children presenting with motor/sensory speech disorders
3 analyse, synthesise, and interpret speech pathology assessment data relating to adults and/or children presenting with motor/sensory speech disorders
4 develop holistic long-term speech pathology intervention plans for adults and/or children with motor/sensory speech disorders
5 develop speech pathology session plans describing and justifying intervention activities for adults and/or children with motor/sensory speech disorders

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

  1. explain the impact of health conditions on motor/sensory aspects of speech production in adults and/or children
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. plan holistic speech pathology assessment for adults and/or children presenting with motor/sensory speech disorders
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. analyse, synthesise, and interpret speech pathology assessment data relating to adults and/or children presenting with motor/sensory speech disorders
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. develop holistic long-term speech pathology intervention plans for adults and/or children with motor/sensory speech disorders
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  5. develop speech pathology session plans describing and justifying intervention activities for adults and/or children with motor/sensory speech disorders
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

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