Overview

This topic provides background knowledge and skills essential for a speech pathologist working with children and their families in contemporary Australian society. It also provides industry-based experience in this area. The topic aims to develop an understanding about the work and roles of other professionals and how the speech pathologist … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Introduce students to the broad parameters of child development and working with families from the perspective of guest lecturers from a range of professions: occupational therapy, early education, physiotherapy, nutrition & dietetics and psychology
  • Encourage and enable the students to triangulate various perspectives on childhood and the family in contemporary Australian society:
    • The social determinants that impact on healthy development
    • Social changes in family functioning over the last 30 years
    • Current social perspectives and pressures on childhood and parenting
    • Working with diversity
    • The personal perspectives and experiences of parents in raising children
    • Exploring students' own experiences of childhood

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