In this course, students will be presented with unfamiliar complex speech pathology cases. Students will contextualise and consolidate content taught in earlier courses, but with increased complexity. Students will also have the opportunity to lead aspects of the case study discussion, thus building on their clinical decision making. They need to work both autonomously and collaboratively to reflect on their current knowledge bases, identify and resolve gaps in their learning and in their knowledge about the case, then discuss and seek solutions to any clinical dilemmas. Students will explore assessment, analysis, interpretation, planning, and implementation of intervention of various speech pathology related conditions. Students will be required to draw on their various knowledge bases, evaluate, integrate, and reason in order to provide evidence based, client centred assessment and intervention. Students will also have to consider the social model of health, as well as cultural, moral, ethical, legal, occupational, social/emotional and/or service delivery challenges. Inquirybased learning is a student-centred learning approach that promotes self-directed independent and interdependent lifelong learning. The case studies will provide a platform for reflection, discussion, problem solving and decision making.
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 180kB).
* excluding students enrolled in a Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work program. For accredited program and student contribution information please visit our CSP page.
Note: Due to the Job-ready Graduates Package new funding clusters and contribution amounts will take effect in the 2021 academic year. Grandfathering arrangements will be in place for students who would see an increase in their contribution amounts. Under these arrangements, students who commenced their course of study before 1 January 2021 facing increased student contribution amounts for a unit, will instead have their student contribution and Australian Government contribution amounts remain as they were under the previous arrangements (with existing rates being indexed by CPI each year). If continuing students are enrolled in units that will see their student contribution amount lowered, their student contributions will be the lowered amount