Speech Pathology Cases 3

This unit encourages students to integrate existing knowledge and skills and expand on these in new situations of speech pathology practice. This unit will explore the area of speech including phonological and motor speech disorders. It will explore these areas, in a range of indirect, consultancy, and advocacy-based speech pathology contexts when working with clients across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and cultures. Students will explore speech pathology case studies necessitating consideration and interrogation of a range of professional and ethical issues and the role of the speech pathologist alongside that of other professionals in client care. This unit will continue to explore issues and methods related to assessment and measurement of efficacy and effectiveness of interventions in an increasingly holistic context. Speech concerns will also be considered in the broader professional, regulatory, ethical and legal contexts in which speech pathology practice occurs. This unit will involve four days of professional practicum supervised by speech pathology practice educators at an external organisation.

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Formulate speech pathology assessment plans to investigate function, activity, and participation in situations where clients may present with speech sound concerns;
2. Exemplify holistic analysis and integration of assessment data in situations where clients may present with speech sound concerns;
3. Formulate and justify speech pathology intervention plans in situations where clients may present with speech sound concerns;
4. Contextualise the role and scope of practice of speech pathology in the area of speech; and
5. Authenticate clinical techniques relating to assessment and implementing intervention relevant to situations where individuals may present with concerns within the area of speech.