This unit is designed to assist you to develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attributes required to meet the minimal standards of the profession. In this unit you will complete an adult-focused clinical placement where you will provide safe, ethical, and evidence-based practice. You will apply person-centred, family-centred and community-centred approaches and engage in interprofessional collaborative practice as relevant to your workplace setting. You will further develop your ability to adapt your practice to respond to the needs of individuals and communities and gain experience using critical reflection in an authentic workplace setting. Following the completion of your adult placement, you are required to demonstrate holistic thinking, clinical reasoning, and application of evidence-based practice within the context of an adult case-based viva. Prior to the commencement of the unit, you must complete all pre-clinical requirements and maintain these requirements throughout the unit to engage in your work integrated learning.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Unit coordinator reflection, student informal feedback and Speech team consultation.

Scheduling of Residential Schools should continue to occur in O week of Term 2 with half days to occur over Term 2. A maximum of two and a half days before the start of term is sufficient for the students to feel prepared to commence their work integrated learning experiences and prepare for entering the workplace.

It is recommended that the residential school for SPCH14007 remains combined with the residential school for SPCH14006 as a two and a half day residential school immediately before the start of Term 2. Two additional half days will be scheduled during Term 2.

Feedback from Unit coordinator reflection, student informal feedback and Speech team consultation.

Aspects of the Oral Examination (viva), need to be shortened, or removed, to reduce repetition and the overall time required for the assessment task.

It is recommended that the task description for the SPCH14007 oral assessment is reviewed to ensure that only requisite skills are assessed, and the time required for the student to engage in the assessment task is reduced.