CQUniversity Unit Profile.

For this assessment task, you will be required to complete an oral presentation which explains how ethical, legal, policy and organisational requirements impacted upon the management of a client you saw as part of your work integrated learning experiences. This should include a discussion of the enablers and barriers that were present for your client with focus on how these are impacted by ethical, legal, policy and organisational factors. Your presentation should be engaging and interactive and should also aim to increase your audience's understanding of how ethical, legal, policy and organisational requirements impact upon speech pathology practice.

You may structure your presentation in a way that suits your case and presentation style however a suggested layout has been provided below:

Background Information

• Provide background information about your placement context and client as is relevant to the topic of your presentation. Please keep in mind that your presentation will need to adhere to confidentiality requirements.

Ethical Considerations

• Outline the ethical considerations that were involved in the case in relation to the assessment, treatment and/or management of your client. You should make specific reference to components of Speech Pathology Australia’s Code of Ethics in this section. The Code of Ethics can be located on the Speech Pathology Australia website: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/About-Us/Ethics-and-standards/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx 

Legal and Policy Considerations

• Outline the legal and policy considerations that were involved in the case in relation to the assessment, treatment and/or management of your client. Please ensure any specific policies that are discussed are accurately referenced. 

Organisational Considerations

• Outline the organisational considerations that were involved in the case in relation to the assessment, treatment and/or management of your client. Organisational considerations will be specific to your placement context. Examples of organisational considerations will be discussed in your SPCH13001 tutorial; however these could pertain to factors such as workplace models, staffing and types of services offered.

Enablers and Barriers

• Clearly outline the enablers and barriers for your selected client in relation to meeting their needs. This should include the ethical, legal, policy and organisational considerations mentioned earlier but should also include other factors relating to the client and their family.
• For this section you may want to consider how enablers and barriers are discussed within the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. It is highly recommended that you organise this information in some type of diagram, table or visual.

Questions

• At the end of your presentation, the audience and your assessor will have 2-minutes to ask you questions pertaining to your presentation. You will be marked on your ability to respond to these questions.

Your presentation should be 10 minutes in length, and you will be given a 2-minute time warning. At the end of each presentation there will be an additional 2 minutes for audience questions. Your ability to respond appropriately to audience questions will be assessed, as per the marking rubric. You will also be marked on your overall presentation skills, including your ability to communicate effectively and to engage your audience.

Criteria one will assess your ability to clearly describe and discuss how ethical, legal, policy and organisational considerations can impact the management of a clinical case within speech pathology practice. You will also be assessed on your ability to identify any other enablers or barriers that are present within the case with reference to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Criteria one will be worth 80% of your grade for this assessment task.

Criteria two will assess your ability to deliver a clear and engaging presentation. This will include your ability to utilise effective verbal communication skills to deliver the content of your presentation. You will also be assessed on your ability to actively engage the audience and use visual media. Criteria two will be worth 20% of your grade for this assessment task. 

This term you will complete a work integrated learning experience which will involve attending a clinic for one full day each week for 12 weeks (or equivalent). Your placement will provide you with the opportunity to develop your practical skills under the supervision of a fully qualified and experienced Practice Educator (PE). Your PE will assess your competence across CBOS units 1-4 only and each of the four generic professional competencies at both the mid and final points of the placement through the use of the COMPASS Online assessment tool. In addition, you will be required to complete a self-assessment at each of these placement points through COMPASS Online. At the commencement of your placement you will need to complete a learning contract which is to be reviewed by you and your PE as part of the mid-placement and final-placement assessments. By the end of your placement you are expected to demonstrate novice-intermediate level competence across each of the CBOS Units 1-4 and intermediate-level competence in each generic professional competency unit. Your placement this term will involve either a paediatric or an adult caseload.

Further information regarding the expectations when participating in clinical placements such as dress code, attendance requirements and mandatory checks (pre-clinical requirements) can be found in the Speech Pathology Practice Education Handbook. An electronic copy of this document will be made available through the SPCH13001 Moodle page. Note that all pre-clinical requirements mentioned in the Speech Pathology Practice Education Handbook (and also stipulated on the online SONIA database) must be completed prior to commencing a placement and must remain current for the duration of the placement. Any student who fails to comply will not be permitted to commence their placement which will affect their ability to complete this assessment task. Further information and instructions regarding all mandatory checks (pre-clinical requirements) can be found on the SONIA database or obtained by contacting the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) team via email: wil-hmas@cqu.edu.au.

You will be assessed on the following four generic professional competencies through the use of COMPASS Online:

• Professional Competency Unit 1: Reasoning
• Professional Competency Unit 2: Communication
• Professional Competency Unit 3: Learning
• Professional Competency Unit 4: Professionalism

You will also be assessed on the following four CBOS Units:

• CBOS Unit 1: Assessment
• CBOS Unit 2: Analysis and Interpretation
• CBOS Unit 3: Planning Evidence-Based Speech Pathology Practice
• CBOS Unit 4: Implementation of Speech Pathology Practice

Further information regarding each of these units can be found in the COMPASS Assessment Resource Manual, available through COMPASS online: https://compass.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/compass/portal/portal.jsp

In order to complete all of the requirements and pass this assessment task, you must:

• Complete a learning contract in the first three days of the placement and have this reviewed by you and your PE as part of the mid-placement and final-placement assessments.
• Complete a self-assessment through COMPASS online a minimum of two days prior to meeting with your PE at both the mid-placement and final-placement assessment points.
• Be assessed by your CE across CBOS units 1-4 and each of the four generic professional competency (GPC) units at the mid-placement and final-placement points.
• By the end of your placement, demonstrate novice-intermediate level competence across each of the CBOS units 1-4, according to COMPASS Online results that are determined by your PE.
• By the end of your placement, demonstrate intermediate-level competence across each of the four generic professional competency (GPC) units, according to COMPASS Online results that are determined by your PE.

Both the pass and failure criteria that apply to clinical placements are described in detail in the Speech Pathology Clinical Education Handbook. Students should familiarise themselves with these criteria. As stated in the Practice Education Handbook, the Practice Education Coordinator will make the final decision regarding a student's results based on all available evidence relating to the student's performance whilst completing the placement.

This assessment task is comprised of six individual tasks. While the assessment task is not due until Monday week 13 (3 June), students are encouraged to complete the individual tasks throughout the term. Each assessment task corresponds to specific content taught within the unit either in the face-to-face tutorials or through online lectures/activities. The corresponding week for each task has been outlined below and on the SPCH13001 Moodle page.

Task 1: Responding to feedback

Content covered in week 2.

Receiving and responding to feedback is a key component of reflective practice. While on placement for SPCH13001 you will receive ongoing feedback from your practice educator. For this task you will need to:

1. Outline one piece of feedback provided to you by your clinical educator.
2. Outline the steps you took to implement this feedback on your clinical placement.
3. Reflect on and describe how this feedback changed your performance.

Task 2: Time Management

Content covered in week 4.

Time can be both an enabler and a barrier to good speech pathology practice which is why time management is such an important component of professional practice.

1. Outline one time management strategy you plan to use on your next clinical placement.
2. Justify the use of this strategy by reflecting on previous experiences, your personal learning or motivational style and/or information from the literature.

Task 3: Difficult conversations

Content covered in week 6.

In every clinical setting you will work as part of a team which requires collaborative practice for the benefit of the client.

1. Describe a situation from clinical placement where you experienced conflict. This may have been with a patient, peer, practice educator, or another team member.
2. Outline how you responded to this conflict in relation to avoidance, collaboration, or force.
3. Reflect on how you responded to this conflict by either a) justifying your actions or b) outlining how you would respond differently if a similar situation occurred in the future.

Task 4: Inter-professional Education

Content covered in weeks 6, 7, 8 and 9

As part of this unit, you will participate in Inter-Professional Education with students from occupational therapy, professional psychology, clinical psychology. and physiotherapy. You will work as part of a team to collaboratively develop an assessment plan and an intervention plan for a case study child. For this task you are required to submit:

1. A completed copy of your assessment plan for the case study child that demonstrates the roles of speech pathology, occupational therapy,  psychology and physiotherapy.
2. A completed copy of your intervention plan for the case study child that demonstrates the roles of speech pathology, occupational therapy,  psychology and physiotherapy.
3. A reflection on the Inter-Professional Education experience that demonstrates what you have learnt as part of this experience and how you will apply this learning to your next clinical placement. This reflection is required to follow the Description-Interpretation-Outcome framework.

Task 5: Reflection

Content covered in weeks 1-10.

Students will have the opportunity to orally present and receive feedback on clinical reflections throughout the term. For this task students must:

1. Submit one reflection based on SPCH13001 clinical placement using the Description-Interpretation-Outcome framework. 

The word limit for this assessment task is 2100 words. Therefore, the assessor will not mark any content past 2100 words. The word count includes any in-text references but does not include the reference list. The inter-professional education 'assessment plan' and 'intervention plan' completed as part of task 4 can be included as an appendix and therefore are not included in the word count.

Criteria one will assess your ability to apply critical thinking, reflective practice and professional skills to scenarios relating to clinical placement. This criteria will also assess your understanding of Inter-Professional Education and its role in speech pathology practice. This criteria will be worth 50% of your mark for this assessment task. 

Criteria two will assess the depth of your reflective practice skills and how you are able to effectively use reflective practice to change your future performance on clinical placement. This criteria will be worth 40% of your mark for this assessment task. 

Criteria three will assess the accuracy and effectiveness of your written communication including word choice, grammar and punctuation. This criteria will also assess your use of APA 7th edition formatting and referencing. The criteria will be worth 10% of your mark for this assessment task. 

You must complete a Work Integrated Learning Log showing the clinical experiences/hours you accumulated at your SPCH13001 sessional placement. At the completion of the placement, this form must be signed by both you and your PE. You must then submit the form via Moodle within one week of the completion of your placement. The specific record form that is to be used and the instructions for completion will be provided to you by your Unit Coordinator at the beginning of the term. It should be noted that Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) does not specify the number of clinical hours that students must complete during the course of any Australian university’s Speech Pathology program. SPA instead places the focus on the minimum level of competence, skills and knowledge required for entry into the workforce as a qualified and competent speech pathologist. CQUniversity’s approach is consistent with SPA’s philosophy and therefore does not have a specific requirement regarding the minimum number of clinical hours each student must complete by the end of the Speech Pathology course. Submission of the record form for this unit is therefore a pass/fail assessment requirement. You should be aware that you are also expected to track this data and keep copies for your own records, as evidence of clinical hours may be required if you are requested to provide evidence of clinical experience when applying for work as a speech pathologist overseas.

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