HS332-6-AS-CA:
Practice Placement 3
2024/25
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Autumn & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
30
13 June 2024
Requisites for this module
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BSC B630OD Speech and Language Therapy
This module enables SLT students to develop professional reasoning and management skills in supervised practice across the lifespan in varied contexts.
This module aims to further develop students’ ability to identify and manage communication and swallowing ability and difficulty, developing autonomous practice ability towards readiness for practice
1. Demonstrate the ability to critically professionally reason, identify ability and difficulty, evaluate, plan, and implement strategies for the identification, augmentation and management of Speech Language and Communication Needs, Literacy and /or dysphagia
2. To identify need and plan for potential Service Improvement
3. To critically reflect on own professional strengths, weaknesses and values and plan for NQP development
No additional information available.
Taking a developmental approach to the programme, this third speech and language therapy placement module will combine preparation for the workplace led by University tutors in university and at least 40 days placement in varied locations, comprised of two separate placement experiences and representing cross lifespan opportunities; students will be placed within SLT teams in partner organisations representing the range of organisations in which SLTs are employed e.g. NHS, Not for Profit, Private practice, Education settings and Specialist settings.
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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.
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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.
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Atwal, A. (ed.) (2022)
Preparing for professional practice in health and social care. Second edition. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/1909706.
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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.
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Bolton, G. and Delderfield, R. (2018)
Reflective practice: writing and professional development. Fifth edition. Los Angeles: Sage. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/249513.
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Hargreaves, J. and Page, L. (2013)
Reflective practice. Cambridge: Polity. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1582842.
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RCSLT Newly-qualified practitioners (NQP) resources (no date). RCSLT. Available at:
https://www.rcslt.org/members/your-career/newly-qualified-practitioners/#section-1.
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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 |
Summative: Portfolio of critical reflections |
16/05/2025 |
100% |
Practical |
Block placement assessment booklet |
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Practical |
Tap Placement assessment document |
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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
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Maria Miranda Rivera, email: mpmira@essex.ac.uk.
hscsltadmin@essex.ac.uk
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No
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Mrs Rachel Jane Starkey
University of Manchester
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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