Speech Pathology Practice 2 unit (CXA726)

Launceston

Introduction

Speech Pathology Practice 2 extends your core knowledge and application of concepts and skills developed in previous units and/or concurrently in CXA762 Optimising Language and Literacy and CXA763 Optimising Swallowing, Feeding and Voice. You will integrate and apply your understanding and skills in on-campus intensive workshops and within practice education placements in either a paediatric, adult or mixed practice context. Throughout the learning activities and the practice education placement, you will focus on person and family-centredness, biopsychosocial models of practice, clinical reasoning, self-reflection, critical thinking, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-based practice. You will develop a range of communication and swallowing assessment and management skills across the lifespan. In this first clinical population practice education placement, you will receive high levels of support from your practice educator/s, in practice contexts where you have high levels of familiarity and low levels of complexity.

Summary

Unit name	Speech Pathology Practice 2
Unit code	CXA726
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Ms Victoria Cordingley
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Launceston	Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	22/2/2026	16/3/2026	19/4/2026	13/6/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Provide evidence-based, person-centred and responsive speech pathology practice in situations involving a low degree of complexity, high degree of familiarity and significant levels of support.
• Plan and administer contextually appropriate assessments and demonstrate clinical reasoning to synthesise, interpret, and report assessment findings for relatively straightforward needs in either an adult, paediatric or mixed practice context.
• Plan, implement and evaluate intervention or service responses and demonstrate a range of therapeutic skills for relatively straightforward needs in either an adult, paediatric or mixed practice context.
• Achieve respectful partnerships and collaboration in situations involving a low degree of complexity, high degree of familiarity and significant levels of support.
• Critically reflect and evaluate own performance and learning to inform ongoing professional development and life-long learning in situations involving a low degree of complexity, high degree of familiarity and significant levels of support.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
061707	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$2,919.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA725 Speech Pathology Practice 1

Concurrent Prerequisites

CXA762 Optimising Language and Literacy|CXA763 Optimising Swallowing, Feeding and Voice

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Online Class (1hr x 5 times). Individual study (3hrs x 10 times). Clinical or professional practice (8hrs x 20 times). Workshop (7hrs x 2 times).
Assessment	Assessment of Speech Pathology Practice|Case presentation and clinical viva|My Practice Standards portfolio and reflection assignment
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Please refer to your reading list for required readings. You will be directed to required readings as you work through each case in MyLO.
Recommended	Please refer to your reading list for recommended readings. You will be directed to recommended readings as you work through each case in MyLO.

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