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SPCH13006 - Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 4

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will gain experience working in a clinical setting with adults and/or children who are presenting with a wide range of communication and/or swallowing difficulties. Through the completion of sessional placement/s, you will have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate intermediate-level skills across each of the Competency-based Occupational Standards (CBOS, 2011) and the generic professional competencies described in the Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASS®) tool. You will collect evidence of these skills and competencies and present these in a portfolio, and you will attend regular tutorials, complete learning plans for your placement/s, and further develop your reflective practice skills. A focus will be placed on the application of your clinical skills within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework. Prior to the commencement of the unit, you must complete all pre-clinical requirements, as outlined in the Speech Pathology Clinical Education Handbook, and maintain these requirements throughout the unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

SPCH13001 - Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 3 (pre-requisite)

SPCH13010 - Dysphagia Across the Lifespan (pre-requisite)

SPCH13003 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders (pre-requisite)

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

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Term 2 - 2022 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Plans (learning plans) 20%
2. Professional Practice Placement 0%
3. Reflective Practice Assignment 80%
4. Portfolio 0%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50.00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

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.

Source: Verbal feedback in class.
Feedback
A student commented reviewing pre-prepared written reflection examples was beneficial in developing their reflective practice capability and helped prepare them for the reflective practice assessment in this unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended students continue to to bring to class pre-prepared written reflections for analysis and discussion so students can develop greater accuracy and confidence in writing reflections for clinical practicums and assessments.
Action Taken
The students in the 2023 iteration of this unit did not necessarily have to bring written material into class for reflections, but they were encouraged to use the D-I-O (Description - Interpretation - Outcome model) framework whilst verbally reflecting. Students often find verbal reflections more difficult than written reflections as they are more "on the spot". Hence, it is a valuable learning experience for them to verbally reflect in class. The written reflection component was maintained for their final reflective portfolio assessment task.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students reported that the audio on some of the video lectures was difficult to hear.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the lecturer check all video recordings for quality and if necessary make adjustments such as purchasing a different microphone.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students reported positively on the global context and clinical yarning assessment tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the global context and clinical yarning assessment tasks continue to be a feature of this unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate competence across each of the four generic professional competency units and the seven Competency-based Occupational Standards (CBOS, 2011), as described in the Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASS®) assessment tool, during a practicum
  2. Develop reflective practice skills and explain the importance of these skills when working in a clinical setting
  3. Apply theory to practice when assessing, treating and managing clients with communication and/or swallowing disorders, in a supervised setting.

The range of practice areas covered within this unit will depend largely on the nature of each student's sessional placement/s. However, the practical assessment in a clinical placement will allow each student to have the opportunity to demonstrate an appropriate level (intermediate) of competence with an adult and/or paediatric population across one or more of the following range of practice areas:

  • Voice, Swallowing, Speech, Language, Multi-Modal Communication, Fluency

Students will be assessed across each of the following four generic professional competencies (GPCs) described by the Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASS®) assessment tool:

  • GPC Unit 1: Reasoning
  • GPC Unit 2: Communication
  • GPC Unit 3: Learning
  • GPC Unit 4: Professionalism

Students will also be assessed across each of the following seven Competency-Based Occupational standards (CBOS) units:

  • CBOS Unit 1: Assessment
  • CBOS Unit 2: Analysis and interpretation
  • CBOS Unit 3: Planning evidence-based speech pathology practice
  • CBOS Unit 4: Implementation of speech pathology practice
  • CBOS Unit 5: Planning, providing and managing speech pathology services
  • CBOS Unit 6: Professional and supervisory practice
  • CBOS Unit 7: Lifelong learning and reflective practice

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Professional Practice Plans (learning plans)
2 - Professional Practice Placement
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment
4 - Portfolio
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Professional Practice Plans (learning plans)
2 - Professional Practice Placement
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment
4 - Portfolio