| CODE | CMT3311 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Client Presentation 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Human Communication Sciences and Disorders | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit involves the assessment of a part of a Speech and Language Therapy session held between a student and a client and followed by a viva voce session to present and discuss the case. The presented session should be well structured and relevant to the communication skills and needs of the respective client. A session plan should be made available by the student to assessors before the viva examination session with clear aims and objectives backed up by appropriate rationales including supporting references. The clinical session is assessed by two examiners who would then conduct the viva voce examination. The viva voce examination session is carried out in the Speech and Language Clinic at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta A case file (CMT3310) of the respective client is presented prior to the "Client Presentation 1" session and marked separately by the assessors. Questions related to the case file may be posed by the assessors during the viva voce. Study-unit Aims: Students are expected to integrate theoretical understanding, knowledge and skills by running a clinical session with a client that they would have been following during their supervised clinical placement. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Prepare a structured session plan that reflects adequate theoretical underpinnings and awareness of the client's communication strengths and weaknesses; - Discuss session outcomes objectively and critically. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Carry out a session with a client followed during an episode of care; - Evaluate the effectiveness of the session, including procedures employed, interpersonal skills, and flexibility. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Various depending on the nature of communication difficulty that the client presents. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | May Agius Rachael Agius Martina Galdes Daniela R. Gatt Ritienne Grima Rita Micallef Martha Pace Nadine Tabone Estelle Zahra |
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