For this assessment task, you will be assigned either a paediatric or adult case study. You will be provided with background information about a client and a copy of that client’s hearing assessment results. You will be required to do the following as part of this assessment task:

Step 1: Review the case materials;

Step 2: Complete the ICF model (using the template provided on Moodle), applying the information provided in the case

materials;

Step 3: Write an audiological report that summarises the background information (reflecting aspects of the ICF) and

concerns of the client and his/her carers; a summary and interpretation of the hearing assessment results,

recommendations and two recommended strategies that will facilitate communication while the individual awaits

implementation of audiological management plans, and;

Step 4: Write a reflection that describes how and why you chose your two recommended strategies making specific reference to aspects of evidence-based practice (250 words maximum per recommended strategy).

Your hearing case study will be graded out of a total of 30 marks, using two main criteria:

• Criterion 1: Ability to interpret case study information within the context of the ICF, interpret results, and provided evidence based strategies for facilitating communication (24 points)

• Criterion 2: Professional writing style and conventions and use of APA (6 points)

There is one in-class test during the term. This test will focus on all content taught in the hearing section of your unit.

You MUST PASS this assessment task (overall mark 10/20) in order to pass SPCH13009.

NOTE: This is an in-class test and can only be completed during class time. You will have two hours to complete the test within regularly scheduled class time. That is, the test will be released on Moodle at the start of class (4:30pm) on Tuesday 25 August 2020 and will close at the end of class (7:30pm) and you can use any two hours within that time span to complete the test. Once you begin the test, Moodle will save your completed responses and close after two hours. Please note, that regardless of the time you begin the test, it will close at 7:30pm. This means you should aim to start the in-class test no later than 5:30pm. If you have any difficulty accessing the test, you need to alert your lecturer right away using the information provided to you in the preceding class.

The in-class test will include a combination of multiple-choice, fill in the blanks (including diagrams) and short answer questions.

For this assessment task, you will be assigned a paediatric case study that will include some background information about your client, a copy of previous assessment results/reports and videos of the client interacting in therapy sessions. This assessment task has two parts.

PART A

You will need to do the following:

Step 1: Carefully review all the case study materials.

Step 2: Using parent-friendly language, write a multi-modal communication report that:

• Summarises the background information provided to you and the concerns of your client and his/her carers. You are encouraged to explore information related to the case using external sources in order to improve your overall understanding of the background information.
• Describe the assessment that was completed including strategies the therapist used to elicit certain communication behaviours.
• Outline the client’s communication profile including the types of multi-modal communication being utilised and the communication functions being expressed.
• Describe the client’s communication access including how their communication profile may impact their access to relevant environments and participation in relevant activities. It may be applicable to also discuss the strategies the client’s communication partners are currently using.
• Describe any opportunity and access barriers.
• Summarise and interpret the client’s assessment results integrating information from previous therapy reports and information from the parent.
• Outline any recommendations for the client regarding the need for further assessment and/or treatment and/or referrals to other health professionals.

PART B

In addition to the multi-modal communication report, you will need to outline the following information in a separate document. This information does not need to be written in a manner that can be understood by a parent. This information does need to integrate high-quality literature.

Step 1: Outline any gaps in information from the case study and show your understanding of the significance of this information through reference to high quality literature. You must also outline how you would gain this information including any further assessments you would complete.

Step 2: Select two ‘issues/problems’ identified by the parent in relation to a communication behaviour and outline:

• Why you believe this communication behaviour is occurring with reference to the literature.

• How you would approach this problem with reference to the literature. You should include information on what you would do as the therapist, in therapy and what recommendations you would provide to the family.

There are three marking criteria that will be used to assess this task for SPCH13009.

The first criterion assesses your ability to interpret assessment information accurately and generate a multi-modal communication report that can be understood by a parent (25%).

The second criterion assess your ability to identify gaps in information and apply assessment results to the treatment of a client requiring multi-modal communication support (20%).

The third criterion focuses on writing style and conventions and use of APA referencing (5%).