Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Medical and Health Sciences

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• Unit Title

  Professional Issues in Speech Pathology

• Unit Code

  SPE3110

• Year

  2019

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  A/Prof Deborah Jane HERSH

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Description

This unit prepares students for their role as a speech pathologist in a multidisciplinary health team, and focuses on the development of therapeutic relationships necessary for speech pathology practice. Students will learn how to make specialised contributions to diverse teams in public and private speech pathology practices in a variety of urban, rural and cultural contexts. Issues relating to the nature of team dynamics and management of conflict resolution within these settings will be covered. Through skills training in counselling, students will learn to understand and practice how to address some of the issues that individuals with communication impairment may face.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SPE3107

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version K71, Y02

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse the characteristics and practical skills associated with different approaches to counselling.
2. Analyse the concept of team dynamics.
3. Critically evaluate own skills and personal style of clinical practice through reflective practice.
4. Demonstrate an ability to provide appropriate and constructive evaluations to peers.
5. Evaluate the responsibilities of providing speech pathology services in a multidisciplinary team in a variety of contexts.
6. Understand the link between dynamic concepts in relation to the counselling process.

Unit Content

1. Fundamental skills in humanistic counselling: values, attitudes, ethics, communication skills, interactional skills, coping with anger and grief, recognition of depression and family dynamics.
2. Knowledge of different types of teams and the function and role of teams in multidisciplinary health and education settings.
3. Management issues in multidisciplinary health and education settings: systemic case management and appropriate referral to other professionals.
4. Reflective practice for self and peer evaluations.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures & workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

Core Reading(s)

• (2012). Counseling skills for speech- language pathologists and audiologists (2nd ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/681501382?databaseList=638

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