HSP732 - Professional Practice in Speech Pathology
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H765 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar per week |
| In-person attendance requirements | Students are required to attend two one-day on-site professional experience (observations) at services. |
| Note: | Mandatory Student Checks: Police Record Check, Working With Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Immunisations and other requirements: Requirements for Police Record Check, Working With Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check are outlined on the Course page in Cloud Deakin. Students are also required to provide evidence of their immunisation status, as outlined on the Course site. Students may also have site-specific requirements that must be attended to. These requirements will be identified in your allocation email. Students who fail to meet these requirements by the required date will not be able to attend observations and this will impede progress in the course. Disability Awareness Training: Prior to their first practice-based learning experience (observations), students must individually access and complete free, online Disability Awareness Training (Introduction to Disability Awareness), instructions for accessing and providing evidence of completion are on the course page in Cloud Deakin. |
Content
In this unit, students will develop foundational knowledge about speech pathology, the role of speech pathologists, and the scope of practice of this profession. Topics will include professional practice standards and ethical guidelines, and core professional ways of working in speech pathology, including person, family and community centred practice principles, cultural awareness and responsiveness, inclusive practice frameworks, interprofessional practice, and evidence-based practice principles. Students will be supported to consider communication and swallowing disability from a human rights perspective to inform advocacy as speech pathologists. Students will attend in-practice observations to support their understanding of speech pathology practice, working with clients and working with other professionals.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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