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SPE4103 Speech Pathology Practice: Community Settings
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Credit Points: 30
Prerequisites:
SPE3100 Clinical Decision Support Systems - Standard Tests
SPE3101 Voice, Swallowing and Fluency
SPE3102 Speech, Language and Hearing
 
Description:

This unit comprises clinical rotations across a variety of public and private speech pathology clinics located in urban and rural communities. Students will contribute to aspects of the required clinical service to clients with various speech pathologies. To this end, they will be expected to demonstrate skills equivalent to the entry-level practice of speech pathology as specified by Speech Pathology Australia in their Competency-Based Occupational Standards (2001) document and to reflect on similarities and differences of clinical speech pathology resources and case management strategies for clients in urban and rural communities.



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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2012 VET: 15/03/2012