PL3CLIN3-Clinical Studies 3

Module Provider: Clinical Language Sciences
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites: Year 2 MSci Speech and Language Therapy modules. Co-requisites: All Year 3 MSci Speech and Language Therapy modules.
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Placement opportunity: Mini placement
Current from: 2023/4

Module Convenor: Ms Carol Fairfield
Email: c.a.fairfield@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

To integrate academic knowledge with developing clinical skills within a clinical environment and to develop professional and clinical competencies in assessment and treatment across the lifespan.

Aims:

The students should be able to assess, diagnose and treat speech, language communication and eating, drinking and swallowing disorders in children and adults using appropriate clinical skills and evidence based practice. The students will demonstrate competency levels in all these areas, developing towards graduate level entry to the speech and language therapy profession.

Assessable learning outcomes:

1. Evidence assessment and management of a client’s clinical need in a safe, holistic and culturally sensitive manner


2. Justify assessment and therapeutic decisions relative to the research evidence and to models of speech and language therapy service delivery via clinical decision making.


3. Evidence development of appropriate clinical and professional competencies adhering to HCPC standards of proficiency and Conduct Performance and Ethics


4. Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention


5. To demonstrate professional written and spoken communication across a range of settings

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:

Clinical Practice: students will enagage in a variety of clinical practice opportunities and activities (simulation, clinical reasoning and clinical practice in different settings.) with adult populations   in the Autumn and Spring terms. Average hours will vary across terms.  . In the Summer term they will attend a short Adult/Paediatric block of block of clinical practice  . Students will develop independence in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of clients in a range of settings with support from their practice educators, particularly ensuring that the clients/carers/relatives are partners in these processes.



Lectures: look further at the process of assessment, data analysis, and individualised evidence based intervention and best practice within clinical practice and establish further the theoretical and practical basis for the development of relevant professional skills such as counselling skills.



Clinical tutorial and Clinical Skills seminars: these both prepare and support the students for clinical practice, considering the development of skills within the framework of the relevant HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics. Reflective practice skills are developed within the adult population along with clinical reasoning and clinical decision making. Further development of professionalism and communication skills as well as service delivery considerations within the service settings SLT work with, such as context of social and , health and education settings are addressed.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The module comprises a varied approach to teaching and learning, utilising lectures, seminars, small group teaching, online resources, clinical placements and a focus on case based learning across all teaching environments.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	8	8
Seminars	12	12	6
Practicals classes and workshops		6
Placement	73	75	60
Guided independent study:	60	58	22
Total hours by term	153	159	88
Total hours for module	400

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Portfolio	60
Oral assessment and presentation	30
Practical skills assessment	10

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Oral presentation and viva 30%, 10% supervising clinician report (graded by supervising clinicians at the completion of each placement across Autumn, Spring and summer will be pass/fail. If all are passed 10% will be awarded). 60% clinical portfolio.

Formative assessment methods:

Group work in class provides opportunities to receive peer feedback on  case presentations and development of assessment  and clinical reasoning skills as assessed in the summative assessment for the module.

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

A mark of 40% for the module (with all assessments submitted, a mark of no less than 40% in any one assessment and a pass in each clinical placement report).

Reassessment arrangements:

Portfolio and viva to be resubmitted before September

If a clinical placement failed, then further placement report to be passed

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

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2) Specialist equipment or materials: 

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear: 

4) Printing and binding: 

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification: 

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence: 

Last updated: 30 March 2023