Examples are:

• Being accountable and responsible for complying with ethical behaviour in your role as a student of CQUniversity as well as during professional practice.
• Thinking, acting, and behaving ethically in accordance with Speech Pathology Australia's Code of Ethics in all contexts to facilitate safe, competent interactions and relationships with the stakeholders with whom you engage.
• Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as:
  • CQUniversity’s Student Conduct Policy and Procedure, Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure, Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
• Demonstrating integrity in academic, professional, and clinical experience settings.

Examples are:

• Demonstrating behavioural stability sufficient to work constructively in diverse and changing academic and/or clinical environments.
• Being receptive to constructive feedback and responding appropriately. 
• Demonstrating sufficient behavioural stability to work individually and in teams in changing and unpredictable academic and/or clinical environments.
• Interacting with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures in a calm and composed manner in difficult to deal with situations.
• Successfully processing your own emotions and behaviour when dealing with stressful situations that can arise in the clinical environment.
• Reflecting on personal behaviour appropriate for professional performance and being receptive to constructive supervisor/lecturer feedback or criticism.
• Maintaining behavioural stability through successfully managing your own personal behaviours, experiences, and emotions in response to the people you are working with in a professional setting.

Examples are:

• Complying with all relevant policies, procedures, and frameworks applicable to delivery of professional practice in speech pathology.
• Complying with the policies of clinical facilities and keeping your pre-clinical requirements up to date throughout the course, e.g., vaccination requirements, mandatory training, obtaining a Working With Children Check ("Blue Card").
• Complying with relevant child protection and safety, health and safety, and anti-discrimination legislation.
• Recognising and positively responding to any legal compliance issues that arise and bringing them to the attention of the appropriate stakeholders.
• Complying with the policies and practices of organisations in which you may be placed or find employment.

Examples are:

• Verbally communicating in the English language with accuracy, appropriateness, and effectiveness.
• Actively participating in discussion activities related to the course.
• Adjusting your communication to use language that is appropriate to the context of the individual or group.
• Demonstrating sensitivity to individual and cultural differences during all forms of communication; conveying sensitivity, empathy, and respect for others.
• Communicating effectively during practice, and responding appropriately to requests from others, including staff, supervisors, and other health professionals in the clinical setting.
• Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues of others, being sensitive to individual and/or cultural variations, to respond respectfully and appropriately during academic and clinical activities related to the course.
• Using appropriate nonverbal communication including facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice, body movements and gestures, being mindful of personal space boundaries.
• Producing accurate written communication necessary for the provision of consistent, safe, and appropriate professional practice, including email, letters, record-keeping, clinical notes and reports that also meet legal requirements.
• Competently and appropriately producing written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner and with correct grammar and punctuation to the required academic standards.

Examples are:

• Acquiring, processing, integrating, and implementing a comprehensive body of knowledge and skills in both academic and clinical settings.
• Applying evidence-based practice, policies, and procedures in academic assessments and professional practice.
• Making safe, appropriate, and evidence-based decisions and recommendations in the clinical context.
• Producing accurate, concise, and clear documentation, which meets professional and legal requirements in speech pathology.
• Producing written text proficiently, in English, using appropriate vocabulary and conventions of language, in accordance with appropriate academic conventions such as being able to paraphrase, summarise, and reference.
• Competently reading, writing, and accurately interpreting information to convey language effectively in academic assessments and professional practice.
• Demonstrating effective use of numeracy skills to analyse and interpret research and clinical data.

Examples are:

• Observing and detecting subtle changes in facial expressions, postures, and movements.
• Responding to tactile input and providing appropriate tactile interaction sufficient to meet the person's needs.
• Performing functional activities during assessment and treatment including applying appropriate pressure and palpation during oro-motor examinations.
• Detecting, discriminating, and transcribing others' speech including phonetic and phonemic differences and changes in rate, volume, pitch, and voice quality.
• Listening and and appropriately responding to verbal communication of others.
• Detecting anatomical or movement abnormalities (e.g., muscles and soft tissues in the oral cavity) in others.
• Detecting and discriminating alarms, emergency calls, and urgent verbal information for care and safety of others.

Examples are:

• Creating and maintaining rapport, empathy, and effective working relationships with others.
• Sensitively consulting with and eliciting information from others.
• Maintaining confidentiality in all contexts.

Examples are:

• Reflecting on topics taught during the course of study, including on situations that may be difficult or sensitive, yet still require reflective processing, judgement, or action.
• Sharing reflections with others in a respectful and appropriate manner.
• Identifying when a practice issue is outside one's scope or expertise and identifying appropriate avenues of support.
• Identifying when one's practice may be negatively affected by personal experience and/or reactions.

Examples are:

• Sustaining study practices, time management, and organisation to sufficiently engage with the learning workload within the constrained time frames of the academic term, across the duration of the course.
• Appropriately and actively participating in activities related to the course of study and professional experience.
• Undertaking examinations and on-line quizzes with adequate, sustained levels of physical energy and concentration.
• Undertaking clinical tasks and managing clinical caseloads with sustained levels of physical energy and concentration.
• Maintaining consistency and quality of performance for the duration of the designated task, particularly when these tasks are related to demonstrating clinical competencies relevant to speech pathology.

Examples are:

• Demonstrating strength, range of motion, coordination, and mobility sufficient to meet the needs of others in a clinical environment.
• Moving readily around people, between work areas, and around varying surfaces and levels to complete tasks within required timeframes
• Providing people support when transferring and mobilising individuals in a safe manner.
• Evaluating people in a safe and effective manner who have varying physical capacities (e.g., people positioned on hospital beds, on mats on the floor, on chairs, and when standing).
• Safely retrieving, and independently transporting and manipulating instruments, materials, and equipment.
• Manipulating small instruments including tongue depressor and small cutlery in time constrained environment (e.g., when testing children).
• Contributing to handwritten and electronic medical records.
• Performing treatment techniques that utilise adaptive equipment and various forms of multimodal communication.

Examples are:

• Collaborating with fellow students, staff, clinical supervisors, and colleagues and modifying and reflecting on your role within collaborative partnerships.
• Relating positively and communicating with a wide range of interpersonal skills which include (but are not limited to) being able to engage, build, and maintain relationships with all relevant stakeholders to achieve positive working relationships and effective work practices.
• Creating and maintaining rapport and empathy to ensure effective working relationships and outcomes with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Interacting and engaging with individuals and groups in a respectful and culturally competent manner in a wide variety of contexts.

• Competently using a desktop operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X, as well as other software such as Microsoft Office relevant to your course of study or workplace.
• Having sufficient computer knowledge and skills to engage in the online learning environment, which includes participating in online forums, completing relevant online assessments, and/or responding to emails.
• Having sufficient computer knowledge and skills to demonstrate a range of digital literacy skills pertinent for clinical practice (e.g., preparing parent handouts, video tutorials, online intervention activities).

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) placements apply to this course and as such are subject to compulsory pre-placement conditions referred to as mandatory checks and are outlined in the health, security and other compulsory requirements sections. Mandatory checks are determined by industry, organisations, legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures. To be eligible for a WIL placement, students must first achieve compliance with mandatory checks by each closing date prior to a WIL placement and maintain current evidence for the duration of the course.

Mandatory health requirements include immunisation and vaccination evidence (and serology where required) to the following diseases: Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps and Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis screening. Respirator mask fit testing is also an annual requirement for this course.

Effective 25 September 2023, updates have been made to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Queensland Health sites and the Queensland Ambulance Service. While Queensland Health does not currently mandate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, it's essential to recognise that other organisations within and outside of Queensland may enforce their own vaccination specific criteria. Students must ensure they meet all Mandatory Checks described in Sonia. Failure to meet an organisation’s vaccination requirements may result in delays in completing required placements.

Mandatory security requirements include an Australian Federal Police clearance and working with children check.

Other mandatory requirements include a First Aid and CPR certificate, student agreement to privacy and confidentiality, adherence to Speech Pathology Australia's policies for a registered student professional, fitness to participate in WIL student declaration, jurisdictional and site-specific compulsory requirements, and other training modules.