This unit of study is comprised of an ADULT or CHILD placement.

• Attendance at orientation and all appointments: Attendance at orientation activies is required at the commencement of practice education to ensure students understand the requirements before placement starts and maximise the leanring provided dueing their practice experience. Attendence is also required at service appointment as this is directly related to practice skill development. Participation in all activities is required. 
• Attendance at all practice supervision sessions. Meetings with practice educator and/or peers during placement help consolidate clinical skills and support ongoing case management. Attendance and participation are required. 
• COMPASS: COMPASS is the national assessment tool approved for use by Speech Pathology Australia. Each student's skills are assessed using the COMPASS in the middle (for feedback) and at the end of the placement (final result). Nearing entry level on COMPASS is required for students in their penultimate placement and entry level is required for student in their final placement with adults or final placement of their degree.  Students who do not pass this assessment will receive a Fail grade for the unit, regardless of their completion of other assessment items. 
• Professional paperwork: At the conclusion of their placement, students must submit the required paperwork.
  • Practice education hours provide documentation of the number of hours completed providing services to individuals and communities on placement. This allows for tracking of experience across scope of practice throughout the degree. Students log hours twice, once a mid placement and once at the end.
  • Placement evaluation form.  This allows for feedback about student learning experiences at their site
• *If this is note the student's final placement: Reflection Assignment
  • Students must engage in a written and/ or verbal reflection with thier practice eductor as well as submit a 500 word written reflection via Canvas. Please see Canvas for further information
• **If this is the student's final placement: Portfolio, CaPE attendance and Final Capstone Task.
  • The Portfolio provides evidence of student's entry level completence and readiness to enter the profession as described by Speech Pathology Australia. Students submit an ePortfolio within one week of completion of their final placement
  • Each year, Completion and Professional Entry (CaPE) activities and resources are provided to help student make the transition to graduate speech pathologist. Attendance and participation is required for students undertaking their final placements.
  • Students in their final placement unit are required to complete a Final Captstone Task.  In this task, students are individually assessed on thir readiness to enter the profession, through the examination of capabilities including their evidence-based practice skills, ability to transfer knoweldge between practice areas, professionalism, critical thinking, and collaboration with individuals, families, and professionals. The task will be completed after compelteion of final placements. 

Detailed information about each task can be found on Canvas

Students must complete all the assessment tasks to pass the entire unit. Failure to complete any assessment item will result in being awarded a Fail grade. 

As this unit includes placement components, students are reminded that the FMH Sydney School of Health Sciences Placement Provisions apply (https://www.sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2019/497&RendNum=0)