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CSCD5071: Interdisciplinary Practice: Complex Cases
2025 unit information
Students will learn about the multifaceted communication and swallowing needs that occur for clients with complex impairments across the lifespan. They will also extend their knowledge of interprofessional care and learn how to collaborate with individuals, colleagues and services. In these teams they will also consider ethical issues and learn how to advocate for the role of the speech pathologist as well as advance the skills of other professionals to provide safe, high quality and coordinated services for communication and swallowing needs.
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Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Communication Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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CSCD5068 and CSCD5069 and CSCD5070 and CSCD5075 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and synthesise the multifaceted communication (including speech, language, hearing, fluency) and swallowing issues that occur for people with complex impairments (e. g. prenatal genetic disorder, progressive neurological disease, mental health difficulties)
- LO2. critically reflect on the range of issues facing people with complex communication and swallowing needs and their carers and/or service providers
- LO3. design an appropriate interdisciplinary team based on the client’s complex needs, demonstrating an understanding of the roles of different professionals
- LO4. plan appropriate training for interdisciplinary team members relating to speech pathology practices for people with complex needs
- LO5. use a high standard of oral and written professional communication skills when collaborating with peers, colleagues, and other interdisciplinary professionals
- LO6. create and deliver new knowledge on the importance of speech pathology practice in optimising communication or swallowing for people with complex needs
- LO7. collaborate and communicate with culturally safe, professional and ethical conduct in all interactions
- LO8. advocate for the role of the speech pathology profession with people with complex needs
- LO9. collaborate with other professionals to plan intervention and engage in reciprocal learning including developing a shared understanding of the role of speech pathology for people with complex needs
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Semester 1a 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Intensive July - August 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1a 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Intensive August 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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