Assessment 1 relates directly to the following unit learning outcomes:

• Analyse and interpret case information in a holistic manner, and
• Plan management for neurogenic communication conditions using evidence-based practice principles.

There are 5 case studies from which you may choose:

• Post-stroke Broca’s aphasia
• Post-stroke Wernicke’s aphasia
• Post-stroke dysarthria
• Post-stroke apraxia
• Dysarthria due to Parkinson’s Disease

Each case study includes a brief case history, clinical interview results, a summary of formal and informal assessment results, and information about the services available at the client’s service delivery setting. The cases will be posted for review on Moodle at 12:00pm (noon) on Monday July 10, 2023. Case selection sign up will open on Moodle on Friday July 14, 2023 at 7:00am and close on Friday July 14, 2023 at 7:00pm. A maximum of 2 students may select any given case study. Any students who do not sign up will be assigned an available case study.

You are required to submit two parts for this assessment:

Part A

• Completed BAMSHI templates for 2 targets, and
• Your rationale for the selection of each aim, target, and success criterion, ensuring you include an integrated analysis of all pertinent case information provided.

Part B

• Your choice of behavioural intervention approach for 1 of the targets (this may be from an approach discussed in the unit or from your own independent research, but if from your own independent research, you must ensure the approach is supported by adequate research evidence),
• Your analysis of the strengths and limitations of the approach as it pertains to your client’s needs and the service delivery setting’s available services, and
• Your justification for choosing this approach over another option.

There are 3 marking criteria that will be used to assess Assessment 1 for SPCH13008:

1. The first criterion focuses on your ability to develop unambiguous, measurable targets that clearly reflect a holistic analysis of the client’s condition, needs, and general circumstances. This criterion is marked out of 15 and converted to a grade out of 60.
2. The second criterion focuses on your ability to compare two intervention approach options and select one that clearly reflects the client’s needs and the context of the service delivery setting. This criterion is marked out of 10 and converted to a grade out of 30.
3. The third criterion focuses on writing style and conventions and use of APA-7 formatting and referencing conventions. This criterion is marked out of 20 and converted to a grade out of 10.
   

Assessment 2 relates directly to the following unit learning outcomes:

• Critically appraise a range of management approaches and outcome measures designed for the management of neurogenic communication conditions, and
• Integrate the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework in the management of neurogenic communication conditions.

There are 8 options from which you may choose:

• Case A (Shannon, returning to work after mild TBI): Using a cognitive strategy to address reading comprehension needs
• Case A (Shannon, returning to work after mild TBI): Using a cognitive strategy to address prospective memory needs
• Case A (Shannon, returning to work after mild TBI): Using an external aid to address reading comprehension needs
• Case A (Shannon, returning to work after mild TBI): Using an external aid to address prospective memory needs
• Case B (Samuel, returning to school/leisure after moderate-severe TBI): Using a cognitive strategy to address social communication needs
• Case B (Samuel, returning to school/leisure after moderate-severe TBI): Using a cognitive strategy to address self regulation needs
• Case B (Samuel, returning to school/leisure after moderate-severe TBI): Using an external aid to address social communication needs
• Case B (Samuel, returning to school/leisure after moderate-severe TBI): Using an external aid to address self regulation needs

Each case study includes a summary of the client’s characteristics and needs as well as a list of resources to help the student initiate their research and planning for this assessment. The Samuel case information is provided in written form while the Shannon case information includes a short audio or video segment as well as written notes. The cases will be posted for review on Moodle at 12:00pm (noon) on Monday August 7, 2023. Case selection sign up will open on Moodle on Friday August 11, 2023 at 7:00am and close on Friday August 11, 2023 at 7:00pm. Only 1 student may select any given case. Any students who do not sign up will be assigned an available case.

You are required to submit 3 items for this assessment before the presentations begin at 9:00am on 9th October 2023:

Item 1 - PowerPoint Presentation

• PowerPoint file for a 20-25-minute presentation that includes:

• A brief introduction to your client and the treatment need you are addressing
• An explanation of the process you used to compare two strategies or two external aids and select one
• A description of your chosen strategy or aid and the steps involved in using it
• Time to show a 4-5 minute video role-play of the first session with your client (see Item 2 below) and have your classmates track client performance data while watching the video
• Your completed data tracking form (see Item 3 below) and time for your peers to compare with their forms and seek any clarification
• Your plan to ensure your client will eventually be able to generalize the strategy or aid into use in the required functional context, including:

• A context hierarchy and the criteria to advance the client to each higher level on the hierarchy
• A plan for how to involve important others in the client’s rehabilitation

• An example of one Goal Attainment Scale to measure outcome on a possible aim for the client
• A reference list using APA-7 referencing format

Item 2 - Video Role-Play

• Video file of a 4-5-minute role-play showing the first session with your client and how you would train the strategy or aid for the need identified

• You may do the role-play with a classmate or a friend/family member. If done with a friend/family member, you must additionally upload their written consent to show the video to the class.

Item 3 - Therapy Session Data Form

• A completed therapy session data tracking form documenting the results of the session depicted in the video role-play

During the live presentation time on 9th October 2023, the above Moodle submissions will be loaded onto the classroom computer for you to access. You must also bring blank data tracking forms to distribute to your classmates. Presentations must be at least 20 minutes and no more than 25 minutes in length. You will be alerted with a 2-minute warning sign when you reach the 23-minute mark, if applicable. There will be a ~3-minute Q&A period at the completion of the presentation. All presentations will be recorded for marking purposes.

There are 4 marking criteria that will be used to assess Assessment 2 for SPCH13008:

1. The first criterion focuses on your ability to justify your choice of strategy/aid and your plan for generalization, ensuring all elements of the ICF have been considered. This criterion is marked out of 15 and converted to a grade out of 30.
2. The second criterion focuses on your ability to select and formulate meaningful target-level and aim-level outcome measures and correctly track data in a way that will allow effective determination of progress toward those outcomes. This criterion is marked out of 15 and converted to a grade out of 25.
3. The third criterion focuses on effective knowledge transfer, specifically your ability to effectively explain and demonstrate the strategy/aid and address questions such that classmates could easily replicate implementing the strategy/aid themselves. This criterion is marked out of 15 and converted to a grade out of 25.
4. The fourth criterion focuses on presentation style, including speech rate, verbal/vocal/nonverbal engagement with audience, effectiveness of spoken content, effectiveness of written (PowerPoint) content, and overall time management. This criterion is marked out of 25 and converted to a grade out of 20.