In this subject, students develop competence in speech pathology intervention for language, cognition and multimodal communication. Students develop knowledge, skills and attributes relevant to negotiating and planning intervention with clients and their carers. They develop and demonstrate practical and professional skills used in the implementation and monitoring of interventions for addressing impairments of language, literacy, social communication, and cognition. Intervention for both developmental and acquired impairments will be explored. Students also critique theory, empirical research and holistic frameworks to facilitate client centred care across paediatric and adult populations. This subject facilitates students&#39; critique of speech pathology intervention practices in the context of multilingual and multidialectal Australia, and enables them to identify and justify speech pathology intervention approaches for clients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.

Restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Speech Pathology.Not available to students who have successfully completed SPH529.

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This subject contains a compulsory intensive school. Activities relating to intensive school may also be completed during the session. The intensive school enables situated learning, access to specialised resources, observation of expert practice, scaffolding of skill development, immediate feedback on developing skills, and assessment of competence against professional standards. Specifically, students will develop skills in administration of assessment tools to evaluate sensory-motor skills, and analysis and interpretation of assessment data. 

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Intervention for Language and Cognitive Impairments in Speech Pathology

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SPH531 - Intervention for Language and Cognitive Impairments in Speech Pathology

demonstrate technical skills for delivering intervention targeting language, literacy, social communication and cognitive impairments, including multimodal communication while adhering to professional ethical standards and medico-legal requirements;

negotiate, plan and justify intervention procedures and models of service delivery for management of language, literacy, social communication and cognition, including the use of multimodal communication, based on critical reflection, analysis and synthesis of theory, concepts and holistic client data;

use clinical reasoning and communication skills appropriate to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences to discuss, document and report on intervention procedures, progress and professional recommendations regarding management of language, literacy, social communication and cognition, including use of multimodal communication; and

monitor, evaluate, and modify intervention delivery, based on analysis, synthesis and interpretation of intervention data;

negotiate client centred goals for language and cognitive impairments, and multimodal communication integrating relevant current evidence, client preference and context;

critique current speech pathology intervention practices in the multilingual and multidialectal context of Australia.

 There are no additional WPL days. The WPL activities will be completed during the 3.5 day intensive school.