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THIS TOPIC WILL BE FIRST OFFERED IN 2026

Overview

This topic develops the professional skills required for students to practice as a speech pathologist with a particular focus on the knowledge and practical skills required to conduct assessment, arrive at differential diagnosis, and plan and carry out therapeutic intervention with peopleadults and adolescents with voice, motor speech and fluency … For more content click the Read More button below.

Aims

This topic aims to: 

  • Develop students' ability to determine the nature and extent of voice, motor speech, fluency and related disorders in adults and adolescents through clinical and instrumentation-based analysis and diagnosis
  • Develop student’s ability to determine, plan and conduct appropriate management for voice, motor speech and fluency and related disorders in adults and adolescents

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Determine the appropriateness of and conduct clinical and instrumental methods and approaches for evaluating voice, motor speech, fluency and related disorders in adults and adolescents
2.
Analyse and report findings accurately from multidimensional assessment of voice, motor speech, fluency and related disorders in adults and adolescents
3.
Select, plan and implement a range of appropriate evidence-based direct and indirect management approaches or prevention strategies for voice, motor speech, fluency and related disorders in adults and adolescents
4.
Prioritise appropriate client centred goals and monitor management outcomes for voice, motor speech, fluency and related disorders in adults and adolescents

Requisites information

Pre-requisites: