| Effective Term: | 2026/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Speech Pathology Clinical Practice 6 |
| Unit ID: | HEASP4063 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (HEASP4021 and HEASP4053) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (HEASP6033) |
| ASCED: | 061707 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit is the final of six professional practice units in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons) course that consolidates and provides direct evidence of achievement of Professional Standards required by Speech Pathology Australia for entry into the profession. Speech Pathology Australia requires that Professional Standards (2020)are achieved, demonstrated and consolidated whilst working across the population lifespan in final 4th year professional practice placements. Consequently, in this unit, students will work in a range of practice areas and with a different population than in the previous professional practice placements.During the previous five professional practice units, students have progressively increased their independence and ability to manage complexity, and skills in assessing, interpreting, diagnosing, planning and implementing interventions and services as well as evaluating professional practice. In this unit, students will engage in professional practice placements across the practice areas of communication and swallowing. Readiness to enter the profession as a speech pathologist, knowledge and attitudes are fostered throughout the unit, as students prepare for transition to the workforce. On completion of the unit, students will be expected to demonstrate advanced level competency in accordance with the Professional Standards of Practice for Speech Pathologists. Students will participate in supervised practice education based placement at an entry level competency for approximately and not less than 18 days, with flexible support from the university. |
| Grade Scheme: | Ungraded (S, UN) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | Yes - 18 days |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | |  | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Evaluate achievement of domains of Professional Standards including professional conduct, reflective practice and life-long learning, and speech pathology practice to achieve entry level of professional practice |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate practice skills in assessment; analysis and interpretation, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centered evidence based speech pathology practices defined in the Professional Standards for Speech Pathologists in Australia to entry level of the profession |
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| S2. | Demonstrate ethical, client, family and community centered culturally responsive speech pathology practice |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply and transfer speech pathology knowledge, skills and attributes to both workplace learning and simulated environments |
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| Unit Content: |
Professional Standards for Speech Pathologist in Australia (2020), Speech Pathology Guidelines for Reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curriculum Development and Inclusions (2018), FedUni STRETCH Reconciliation Action Plan (2019-2022), National Quality and Safeguarding Framework (NQSF, 2018), National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017-2019) and National Aged Care Quality Standards (2019) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.
Content - Items:Topics may include:
1 Consolidation of Professional Conduct
• Provide ethical and evidence-based practice
• Comply with legislation, standards, policies and protocols
• Provide safe and quality services
• Collaborate with individuals, their supports, our colleagues and the community
• Maintain high standards of communication, information sharing and record keeping
• Consider the needs of individuals and communities in clinical decision-making and practice
• Advocate for optimal communication and swallowing
2 Consolidation of Reflective Practice and life-long learning
• Demonstrate self-awareness
• Use critical reflection to guide professional development and practice
• Plan personal development goals
• Participate in professional development
• Acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from a range of sources
• Engage in learning with colleagues, students and the community
• Contribute to the speech pathology evidence base
3 Consolidation of speech pathology practice
• Develop shared understanding of speech pathology
• Assess communication and swallowing needs
• Interpret, diagnose and report on assessments
• Plan speech pathology intervention or service response
• Implement and evaluate intervention or service response
• Support development of the profession |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | Y - Present | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | Y - Present | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | Y - Present | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | Y - Present | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Y - Present |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, S1, S2, A1 |
1. Completion of Professional Practice Placement including: Completion of mandatory tasks A Pass on COMPASS at entry level |
Professional Practice Assessment Portfolio - COMPASS |
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Hurdle |
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| 2. |
K1, S1, S2, A1 |
Standardised competency-based assessment
Students will complete oral vivas and/or OSCEs to demonstrate entry-level knowledge and skills across the range of practice areas in a standardised setting/format. |
Standardised competency-based assessment
OSCE or VIVA |
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Hurdle |
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| 3. |
K1, S1, S2, A1 |
Attendance at Practical Intensives |
100% attendance at practical intensives |
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Hurdle |
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