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CSCD3101: Intermediate Clinic II

Semester 1, 2024 [Professional practice] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Students attend clinic, either on-campus or off-campus are responsible for the management of paediatric and adult clients, under the supervision of a speech pathology clinical educator. Students will participate in a range of aspects of the workplace including clinic, group supervision and administration. Students also complete the Healthcare Collaboration Challenge to develop interprofessional skills, and a simulated clinical experience to further develop clinical competency. At the completion of this unit of study, students are required to demonstrate early intermediate skills on COMPASS (Assessment in Speech Pathology) across any of the range of practice areas (CBOS, 2011) of speech, language, voice, fluency and multi-modal communication disorders, unless the complexity of the disorder or specialist clinical setting indicates otherwise.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit Communication Sciences
Credit points 6
Prerequisites
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CSCD3075 and (CSCD3100 or CSCD3077 or CSCD3078 or CSCD3087)
Corequisites
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None
Prohibitions
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CSCD3083 or CSCD3084 or CSCD3089
Assumed knowledge
? 

None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Joy Kassouf, joy.kassouf@sydney.edu.au
The census date for this unit availability is 2 April 2024
Type Description Weight Due Length
Placement hurdle task COMPASS and Reflection
Skills-based assessment
0% Formal exam period
Due date: 09 Jun 2024 at 23:59
Up to 2 hours
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3
Placement hurdle task Practice Education Paperwork
Practice education paperwork
0% Formal exam period
Due date: 09 Jun 2024 at 23:59
n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO1
Skills-based evaluation hurdle task Health Collaboration Challenge
Students are required to produce a multidisciplinary health management plan
0% Multiple weeks
Due date: 03 Nov 2024 at 23:59
Please refer to the HCC Canvas site
Outcomes assessed: LO1
Participation hurdle task Attendance at Orientation and Practice Education Appointments
Compulsory attendance at orientation and practice education appointments
0% Ongoing n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO3 LO2 LO1
Participation hurdle task Simulation Experience
Participation in simulation experience
0% Ongoing 1 week
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO3 LO2
Participation Attendance at Practice Supervision Sessions
Compulsory attendance at all practice supervision sessions
0% Ongoing n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO3 LO2
hurdle task = hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

Attendance at orientation and participation in practice education appointments. Attendance at orientation is required to understand the placements. In addition, attendance at all practice education appointments during placement is required to develop professional practice skills.

Attendance at practice supervision sessions. Attendance at all supervision sessions with the Practice Educator is required during placements to consolidate professional practice skills.

COMPASS and Reflections. COMPASS is the national assessment tool approved by Speech Pathology Australia, and is used to formatively and summatively assess student competency during placements. Students must demonstrate intermediate level competency by the end of the placement, and improve from mid to end placement on the COMPASS. Students also submit a written reflection at the end of placement.

Simulation experience. Students are required to attend a practice experience within a simulated hospital setting to support the development of independence in their practice education skills. This experience allows students to gain experience working more independently providing assessments, reporting on results, service planning and delivery.

Health Collaboration Challenge. Students participate in an interprofessional task with students from other disciplines within the Faculty of Medicine and Health. They are required to produce a multidisciplinary health management plan which is assessed against a rubric.

Practice education paperwork. Students complete all paperwork as required by their Practice Educator and placement site, including documenting practice education hours and completing an evaluation survey.

Students need to pass all individual assessments to pass the overall unit.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).  

Result name Description
Pass (SR) When  learning outcomes are met to a satisfactory 
standard
Fail (FR) When  learning outcomes are not met to a satisfactory 
standard.

 

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Support for students

The Support for Students Policy 2023 reflects the University’s commitment to supporting students in their academic journey and making the University safe for students. It is important that you read and understand this policy so that you are familiar with the range of support services available to you and understand how to engage with them.

The University uses email as its primary source of communication with students who need support under the Support for Students Policy 2023. Make sure you check your University email regularly and respond to any communications received from the University.

Learning resources and detailed information about weekly assessment and learning activities can be accessed via Canvas. It is essential that you visit your unit of study Canvas site to ensure you are up to date with all of your tasks.

If you are having difficulties completing your studies, or are feeling unsure about your progress, we are here to help. You can access the support services offered by the University at any time:

Support and Services (including health and wellbeing services, financial support and learning support)
Course planning and administration
Meet with an Academic Adviser

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes

Attendance and class requirements

Practice education placements are scheduled across 12 months of the year. They may commence prior to the official start of semester and may extend beyond week 16.

In this unit of study, students will work with multiple individuals and services, intensively or weekly, in one or more placements, in the SPEECH Clinic and/or other locations, for 12 – 16 days of placement or equivalent. Additional preparation/reading is also expected.

Students are expected to undertake all components of this unit of study to their completion and in their entirety.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed through the Library and are available on Canvas.

  • COMPASS® Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology: Assessment Resource Manual, 2013
  • Professional Standards for Speech Pathologists (2020). Available on Speech Pathology Australia website

You should also access all readings and lecture content from academic speech pathology units of study.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Demonstrate professional conduct around evidence-based practice, compliance, collaboration, communication, record keeping, and advocacy at an intermediate level.
  • LO2. Demonstrate intermediate level skills (on COMPASS®) of reflective practice and life-long learning, including self-awareness, learning goals, integration of knowledge, and peer learning.
  • LO3. Demonstrate development and progression in intermediate skills in person- and family-centred and culturally safe speech pathology practice between mid and end COMPASS® evaluation, including assessment, diagnostics, reporting, service planning and delivery.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

Alignment with Competency standards

Outcomes Competency standards
LO1
Speech Pathology Australia Professional Standards (2021) - SPA
1.1. Provide ethical and evidence-based practice
1.2. Comply with legislation, standards, policies and protocols
1.3. Provide safe and quality services
1.4. Collaborate with individuals, their supports, our colleagues and the community
1.5. Maintain high standards of communication, information sharing and record keeping
1.7. Advocate for optimal communication and swallowing
2.1. Demonstrate self-awareness
2.5. Acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from a range of sources
2.6. Engage in learning with colleagues, students and the community
3.1. Develop shared understanding of speech pathology
3.6. Support development of the profession
LO2
Speech Pathology Australia Professional Standards (2021) - SPA
2.1. Demonstrate self-awareness
2.2. Use critical reflection to inform professional development and practice
2.3. Plan personal development goals
2.4. Participate in professional development
2.5. Acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from a range of sources
2.6. Engage in learning with colleagues, students and the community
3.1. Develop shared understanding of speech pathology
LO3
Speech Pathology Australia Professional Standards (2021) - SPA
1.1. Provide ethical and evidence-based practice
1.2. Comply with legislation, standards, policies and protocols
1.3. Provide safe and quality services
1.4. Collaborate with individuals, their supports, our colleagues and the community
1.5. Maintain high standards of communication, information sharing and record keeping
1.6. Consider the needs of individuals and communities in clinical decision-making and practice
2.5. Acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from a range of sources
2.6. Engage in learning with colleagues, students and the community
3.1. Develop shared understanding of speech pathology
3.2. Assess communication and swallowing needs
3.3. Interpret, diagnose and report on assessments
3.4. Plan speech pathology intervention or service response
3.5. Implement and evaluate intervention or service response
3.6. Support development of the profession
Speech Pathology Australia Professional Standards (2021) -
Competency code Taught, Practiced or Assessed Competency standard
1.1 A T P Provide ethical and evidence-based practice
1.2 A T P Comply with legislation, standards, policies and protocols
1.3 A T P Provide safe and quality services
1.4 A T P Collaborate with individuals, their supports, our colleagues and the community
1.5 A T P Maintain high standards of communication, information sharing and record keeping
1.6 A T P Consider the needs of individuals and communities in clinical decision-making and practice
1.7 A Advocate for optimal communication and swallowing
2.1 A Demonstrate self-awareness
2.2 T P A Use critical reflection to inform professional development and practice
2.3 A Plan personal development goals
2.4 A T P Participate in professional development
2.5 A T P Acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from a range of sources
2.6 T P A Engage in learning with colleagues, students and the community
3.1 A T P Develop shared understanding of speech pathology
3.2 A T P Assess communication and swallowing needs
3.3 A T P Interpret, diagnose and report on assessments
3.4 A T P Plan speech pathology intervention or service response
3.5 A T P Implement and evaluate intervention or service response

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Student feedback has been taken into account.

Work, health and safety

In order to commence and continue in this unit student must:

The above documentation must be current in the SONIA placement allocation system.

Additionally, students must complete placement specific WHS checklists for each placement site.

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