SL2001 - Principles of Assessment and Therapy

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Enrolment in this subject is restricted to all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology

The first component of this subject will prepare students for clinical practice in the areas of: professional behaviour, managing client interactions; clinical procedures; assessment and intervention procedures; session planning, implementation and evaluation; and clinical reasoning. Processes involved in student clinical placements and evaluation of clinical skills will be explained. A second component to this subject will develop knowledge of hearing impairments across the lifespan.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills in: client and clinician behaviours relevant and appropritate to the clincal context; the processes of clinical practice including case history taking, report writing, referrals etc; counselling, session planning and clinical reasoning; processes for administration, scoring and interpretation of standardised assessments; interpreting hearing assessments; screening for hearing impairments; culurally appropriate clinical practices.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	All year one subjects
Corequisites:	HS2402 and SL2002

Availabilities
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Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Ms Louise Brown
Lecturers:	jc156216, jc156218, Ms Louise Brown.
Contact hours:	39 hours 39 hours - tutorials/workshops
Assessment:	(30%); (20%); (10%); (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	All assessment components must be passed.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.