On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Analyse the clinical utility and effectiveness of individual, targeted and universal assessment and intervention strategies in Speech Pathology Practice
2. Plan and implement an assessment of communication and swallowing for an adult client at developing level competency
3. Integrate, analyse and interpret assessment information to diagnose the nature and severity of a communication and/or swallowing/mealtime disorder
4. Formulate and rationalise intervention plans to address disorders of communication and/or swallowing /mealtimes in adult clients using best available evidence, sound clinical reasoning and cultural responsiveness
5. Implement and evaluate outcomes of speech pathology intervention for disorders of communication and/or swallowing /mealtime with adult clients at developing level competency
6. Create professional, clinical resources to plan and provide quality Speech Pathology services to adult clients, their families and communities

Working with adults in diverse professional contexts, including private practice, hospitals, not for profit organisations, rural settings
1. Exploring person centred and family centred practice with complex cases
Evidence based models of service delivery applied to caseload management with adults.
2. Problem-based based clinical reasoning in response to complex speech pathology practice settings including rural and remote settings, aged care facilities, workplaces, group homes and palliative care
3. Collaborating with communication partners, interdisciplinary professionals, therapy aides and volunteers to optimise individual?fs communication and mealtime experiences.
4. Facilitating transitions between health care services and the community; access and resource issues
5. Working with adults and families for whom English is an additional language or