University of Essex

HS136-4-FY-CO:
Practice Placement 1

The details

Year: 2024/25

Department: Health and Social Care (School of)

Campus: Colchester Campus

Term: Full Year

Level: Undergraduate: Level 4

Status: Current

Start date: Thursday 03 October 2024

End date: Friday 27 June 2025

Credits: 15

Last updated: 31 May 2024

Requisites for this module

Pre-requisites: (none)

Co-requisites: (none)

Pre and / or co-requisites: (none)

Prohibited modules: (none)

Key module (requisite for): (none)

Key module for

BSC B630 Speech and Language Therapy,
BSC B631 Speech and Language Therapy (Including Year Abroad),
BSC B632 Speech and Language Therapy (Including Placement Year)

Module description

This module will introduce you to the knowledge, skills and placement style of learning that will enable you to begin developing your readiness for becoming an SLT in the multi-professional workplace.

Module aims

The aims of this module are:

To develop professional identity and skills essential to becoming an SLT.

To provide opportunity to integrate academic learning from term 1 and current modules.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the professional values expected of registrant Speech and Language Therapists.

Begin to develop professional identity as SLTs working as part of multi-professional teams.

Demonstrate emergent professional skills in placement locations e.g. linking language and literacy skills across the lifespan / augmented communication

Begin planning for lifelong professional development.

Module information

Placements in varied settings, across the lifespan will be offered with supporting university workshops to develop key skills

Learning and teaching methods

Taking a developmental approach to the programme, this first speech and language therapy placement module will combine preparation for the workplace led by University tutors in University and 15 days of placement in varied locations representing cross lifespan opportunities; students will be placed within multi-professional teams in partner organisations e.g. schools, headway, residential homes, day centres.

Bibliography

Stokes, J. and McCormick, M. (eds) (2015) Speech and language therapy and professional identity: challenging received wisdom. Guildford: J & R Press Ltd. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6577734.
Body, R. and McAllister, L. (2009) Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy. 1st edn. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=427915.
Higgs, J. et al. (eds) (2025) Clinical reasoning in the health professions. Fifth edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/3074819.
Atwal, A. and Jones, M. (2009) Preparing for professional practice in health and social care. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=293349.
Read, J.L. (2014) A guide to clinical placements in speech and language therapy. Albury, Guildford: J & R Press Ltd. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6552958.
Tanguay Elizabeth, Hanratty, P. and Martin, B. (2020) Reflective writing for nursing, health and social work. London: Bloomsbury. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=6273960.
For Practitioners | LuCiD (no date). Available at: https://www.lucid.ac.uk/resources/for-practitioners/.
RCSLT Newly-qualified practitioners (NQP) resources (no date). RCSLT. Available at: https://www.rcslt.org/members/your-career/newly-qualified-practitioners/#section-1.

The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam	Description	Deadline	Coursework weighting
Coursework	PP1 Placement 3x500-Word Reflections	22/04/2025	100%
Practical	Education Placement Assessment Booklet (via e-pad)
Practical	CP Placement Assessment Booklet (via e-pad)

Exam format definitions

Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Reassessment

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Module supervisor and teaching staff

Supervisor: Ms Amanda Baxter, email: ab22966@essex.ac.uk.

Teaching staff:

Contact details: hscsltadmin@essex.ac.uk

Availability

Available to incoming Essex Abroad / Exchange students: No

Available to Outside Option: No

Available to Audit: No

External examiner

No external examiner information available for this module.

Resources

Teaching materials: Available via Moodle

Lecture recording: Of 6 hours, 6 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

Further information

Department website: Health and Social Care (School of)

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HS136-4-FY-CO:Practice Placement 1