| Semester 2, 2023 Ipswich On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: SPY1100 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: SPYH or ADAH
Overview
Speech pathology students need to be global citizens, able to work internationally with awareness, sensitivity and competence in cultural awareness, safety and intercultural communication. Many of their future child and adult clients will have culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Topics introduced to students in this course will enable students to consider how speech pathology practice is changed when working with diversity associated with language, culture, gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status (SES) and/or place of living, be that in urban, suburban, regional, rural or remote locations. Students will explore ways to learn about and value diversity and adapt profession-specific assessment and intervention practices for diverse populations relevant to speech pathology practice in Australia.
This course extends students' abilities, skills and knowledge of intercultural communication and culturally responsive practice, particularly focussed on First Nations people. The unit prepares students for speech pathology practice when working with diversity associated with language, culture, gender, race, ethnicity, SES and/or place of living, be that in urban, suburban, regional, rural or remote locations. Students will explore ways to learn about and value diversity and adapt profession specific assessment and intervention practices for diverse populations relevant to speech pathology practice in Australia.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Explain the importance of intercultural communication and summarise different models of Culturally-Responsive Practice (CRP) including cultural humility, cultural self-awareness, cultural knowledge and cultural reciprocity.
- Critically reflect on self-awareness of one鈥檚 own culture and personal capabilities when working with other cultures.
- Understand multilingualism and its development across the lifespan.
- Identify inclusive assessment and intervention practices that respect diversity and facilitate culturally-responsive speech pathology assessment and management irrespective of language, culture, gender, race, ethnicity, SES and place of living.
- Relate 1 to 4 to a First-Nations cultural context.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction, definitions and key concepts | 10.00 |
| 2. | Theoretical frameworks | 9.00 |
| 3. | Culture and language | 9.00 |
| 4. | Language in society | 9.00 |
| 5. | Building ethnographic skills | 9.00 |
| 6. | Culturally responsive assessment | 9.00 |
| 7. | Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities | 9.00 |
| 8. | Working with interpreters | 9.00 |
| 9. | Culturally responsive intervention | 9.00 |
| 10. |
Global citizenship, sustainability, and culturally responsive practices |
9.00 |
| 11. | Spiritual care and allied health practice | 9.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 25 | 1,2 |
| Report 1 | No | 25 | 1,2,3 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 20 | 1,2,4 |
| Report 2 | No | 30 | 1,2,4 |