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Audiology in Professional Contexts (AUDI90047)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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Rapid technological advancements coupled with an ageing population will place the onus on health care workers to provide world class, human centric care that responds to the individual and their community in an empathetic manner. The wellbeing of our practitioners and health educators will be instrumental to our success in this evolving environment. Across this subject, students will learn about diverse contemporary issues that impact the audiology profession. Students will be supported to discuss and explore ethical practice in the context of these issues. Students learning will be scaffolded through the use of a reflective learning framework designed to encourage critical examination of topics as they apply to the profession and themselves as future practitioners. This framework will also allow for integration of clinical reasoning skills with professional practice expectations. Students will receive feedback on their developing communication skills throughout the subject, culminating in an assessment involving roleplay at the end of semester. At the completion of this subject, students will have an understanding of the professional values, attributes and competencies that will support their development as reflective life‐long learners who are responsive to the changing demands of the audiology profession.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject student will be able to
- Demonstrate skills in professional communication, including an understanding of professional boundaries and self-awareness
- Outline the importance of cultural diversity and Audiology practice implications
- Demonstrate skills of reflective learning and clinical reasoning
- Discuss the importance of mental health awareness in self and others, and principles of mental health first aid
- Examine ethical and legal boundaries of audiology practice
Generic skills
- At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate: • critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills • the ability to integrate theory and practice and to apply this in novel situations • an openness to new ideas • planning and time management skills • the ability to communicate their knowledge in both oral and written form • the ability to behave in a professionally appropriate manner
Last updated: 31 January 2024