Transition to Practice (AUDI90064)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Plan, perform, and interpret appropriate clinical tests as part of a targeted, accurate and timely clinical examination of audiological and vestibular conditions and presentations.
• Combine research evidence, clinical expertise and the practice context to ensure client and family centred management of audiological conditions.
• Reflect on the provision of care with attention to benefits, risks and costs for individuals and the community.
• Identify when to collaborate with other health professionals to ensure client safety and to enhance the quality of care.
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competence and scope of practice and express the importance of seeking support for debriefing and guidance.
• Assess their own performance using various internal and external sources of evidence.
• Identify opportunities for life-long learning and improvement.

Generic skills

• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to new problems;
• Communicate clearly in written and oral forms;
• Work as part of a team to address a common goal;
• Manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• Show respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
• Integrate knowledge from different domains;
• Value the collection and recording of accurate and complete data; and
• Reflect upon and identify deficiencies in knowledge, skills and attitudes and consider strategies to address those deficiencies.