Overview
This unit is designed to assist you to develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attributes required to meet the minimal standards of the profession. In this unit you complete a paediatric-focused work integrated learning experience where you will provide safe, ethical, and evidence-based practice. You will apply person-centred, family-centred and community-centred approaches and engage in interprofessional collaborative practice as relevant to your workplace setting. You will further develop your ability to adapt your practice to respond to the needs of individuals and communities and gain experience using critical reflection in an authentic workplace setting. Following the completion of your paediatric placement, you are required to demonstrate holistic thinking, clinical reasoning, and application of evidence-based practice within the context of a paediatric case-based viva. Prior to the commencement of the unit, you must complete all pre-clinical requirements and maintain these requirements throughout the unit to engage in your work integrated learning.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-Requisites SPCH14009 Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 4 SPCH14001 Integrated Practice in Speech Pathology
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit coordinator and assessment moderator reflection.
Assessment 2, the oral viva, requires review and revision to ensure that the assessed components accurately reflect students’ clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning, and that the format is clear and easy for students to understand in an oral delivery mode.
It is recommended that Assessment 2, the oral viva, be reviewed to ensure it effectively assesses clinical knowledge and reasoning and is delivered in a clear, accessible format, whilst adhering to the requirements of Speech Pathology Australia’s accreditation standards.
Feedback from Unit coordinator reflection, student informal feedback and success rate on Assessment 2.
Continued engagement with CQU’s Academic Learning Centre, for support with understanding and preparing for Assessment 2.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continues to collaborate with the Academic Learning Centre in preparation of effective learning support materials that enhance students’ ability to prepare for Assessment 2.