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Unit Summary
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Prepares students for speech pathology practice for working with adults with swallowing difficulties as a consequence of a range of structural and/or functional impairments. The unit also develops knowledge and skills related to speech pathology practice of the management of swallowing and feeding disorders in non-complex paediatric cases.
Unit content
The unit content will be broadly divided into two modules:
- Speech pathology management of swallowing and feeding in children
- Speech pathology management of swallowing and feeding in adults
Both modules will address issues related to:
- normal anatomy, physiology, and neurology associated with swallow function;
- the impact of health conditions on swallowing and feeding;
- signs, symptoms, risk factors, and prognoses associated with swallowing and feeding disorders;
- speech pathology assessment of swallowing and feeding disorders;
- speech pathology interventions for swallowing and feeding disorders;
- application of principles related to client-centred practice, inter-professional practice, ethical practice, and evidence-based practice
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | identify and evaluate risk factors, signs, and symptoms associated with swallowing and feeding disorders in children |
| 2 | plan and evaluate speech pathology practices for children with non-complex swallowing and/or feeding disorders |
| 3 | identify and explain the impact of neuroanatomical and neuropsychological changes on swallowing function in acquired health conditions |
| 4 | evaluate, plan, and justify speech pathology assessment for investigating concerns related to swallowing and/or feeding disorders in adults and/or children |
| 5 | plan and justify speech pathology interventions for adults with swallowing and/or feeding disorders |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify and evaluate risk factors, signs, and symptoms associated with swallowing and feeding disorders in children
- plan and evaluate speech pathology practices for children with non-complex swallowing and/or feeding disorders
- identify and explain the impact of neuroanatomical and neuropsychological changes on swallowing function in acquired health conditions
- evaluate, plan, and justify speech pathology assessment for investigating concerns related to swallowing and/or feeding disorders in adults and/or children
- plan and justify speech pathology interventions for adults with swallowing and/or feeding disorders
Prescribed texts
- Arvedson, J., Brodsky, L & Lefton-Greif M, 2019, Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding Assessment and Management, 3rd Edition, Plural Publishing, Inc.. ISBN: 9781944883522.
- Groher, M & Crary, M, 2016, Dysphagia: Clinical Management in adults and children, 8th edn, Mosby Elsevier, St Louis, MO.