Unit of Study SPCH3009 Critical Reflection in Speech Pathology (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

SPCH3008 - Advanced Practice in Speech Pathology OR REHB3001 - Diagnostic Intake Clinic: Advanced and Interdisciplinary Practice (Internal)

Unit description

Enables students to be reflective practitioners who seek to continually develop their own knowledge and approaches to practice. Application and use of critical reflection to inform professional development and practice is applied to a case-based learning framework. Students will acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from different sources to develop and inform their practice.

Unit content

Cultural identity, personal bias and the culture of the systems in which we work
Influence of culture, language and social background on experiences of communication and swallowing goals and needs
Current and emerging evidence in speech pathology practice
Recognising limitations in the speech pathology evidence base
Importance of critical reflection in supporting development of your professional portfolio
Advanced practice: challenging ideas, asking questions and being open to opportunities

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term2	Term2
Gold Coast	Term2	Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

appraise own cultural identity and explain the influence of culture, language and social background on the experience of the client

critically analyse and interpret the nature of the communication and swallowing disorder

formulate recommendations based on appraisal of evidence, assessment data and integration of client cultural and social factors

critique own professional strengths and limitations to support identification of learning needs and ability to plan professional development

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	SR
Viva voce	SR
Reflective writing	SR

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	SR
Viva voce	SR
Reflective writing	SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Shipley, KG & McAfee, JG, 2021, Assessment in speech-language pathology: a resource manual, 6th edn, Cengage Learning..

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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