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Course Overview
Kick start a rewarding career in health and help make a real difference in people’s lives as a Speech Pathology Assistant, with Open Colleges’ HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Speech Pathology).
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Allied Health Assistant
- Speech Pathology Assistant
- Therapy Assistant
What You'll Learn
- Communicate effectively and build relationships with health professionals and clients
- Navigate and work in health and community services
- Test for hearing loss and analyse the results
- Provide counselling and advice to patients
- Recommend technical aids
- Deliver and monitor rehabilitation programs for individuals
Recognition
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration and Study Load
- Maximum 24 months
- 120 hours of work placement
Delivery
- Designed with flexibility in mind, learning materials are divided into 15-20 minute chunks so you can learn whenever you have a spare few moments
- The virtual Caresure Health Centre immerses you in a healthcare environment and gets you used to working in a health centre with tours, lessons and quizzes
- Online learning materials allow you to add comments and questions, which can be seen, added to and answered by fellow students and Trainers
- Chat and interact with fellow students and Trainers in forums, or message Trainers and Assessors with any questions or queries you may have
Entry Requirements
Education
You will need to have completed year 10, or equivalent. Equivalency can be demonstrated by one of the following:
- A qualification at Certificate II level or higher OR
- 2 years of industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication
Minimum age
You will need to be at least 18 years old.
English
This course requires you to read learner workbooks, undertake a range of written assessments and engage in online discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written communication. As such, entry to the course requires the successful completion of English to Year 12 level.
If you have not successfully completed English at Year 12 level, you can demonstrate equivalency with one of the following:
- Successful completion of a Nationally Recognised Training qualification at Certificate III level or higher; OR
- 2 years’ relevant industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication.
Work Placement
The course contains a minimum of 120 hours of work placement.
The workplace will need to be involved in the delivery of professional allied health services, including speech pathology services, to clients.
Students will need access to a range of different clients and speech pathology programs for assessment purposes, including clients requiring speech and language support, clients with dysphagia and clients who are being supported by Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) systems.
Whilst on your placement, you will also need to assist the Speech Pathologist in the initial and/or ongoing assessment/screening of clients, as well as assisting in the preparation and provision of Texture Modified Foods and Fluids to clients.
Assessment
- Case Studies
- Demonstrations
- Knowledge tests
- Practical Assessments
- Presentations
Additional Information
Open Colleges offers this qualification in association with Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd (Provider number: 90197). The testamur will be issued by Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd.
Subjects
- Reflect on own perspectives
- Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits
- Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations
- Promote understanding across diverse groups
- Obtain information about physical health status
- Check physical health status
- Identify variations from normal physical health status
- Prepare for delivery of a speech pathology program
- Conduct speech pathology program according to identified goals and methods under supervision of a speech pathologist
- Assist with developing activities to support a speech pathology program
- Comply with supervisory requirements
- Clean and store equipment
- Document client information
- Prepare for support of treatment and monitoring programs to promote safe swallowing and eating
- Deliver therapeutic program under supervision of speech pathologist
- Monitor client’s management of dysphagia in consultation with speech pathologist and care team
- Comply with supervisory requirements
- Document client information
- Prepare for the development of augmentative and alternative communication systems
- Assist in the development of augmentative and alternative communication systems
- Support the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems
- Comply with supervisory requirements
- Clean and store equipment
- Document client information
About Open Colleges
Open Colleges puts you at the centre of everything we do. As an institution, we measure our success in the success of our students.
We have more than 125 years of experience in distance education, and this has given us the time to perfect the ways we deliver education and training to people across Australia. In the last decade alone, we’ve helped more than 450,000 students reach their potential.
We understand the needs of adult learners. That’s why we created OpenSpace, our world-class online learning platform that gives you complete flexibility and control to study whenever and wherever you are. OpenSpace provides you with access to learning resources, expert trainers and assessors, a superior support network and the opportunity to connect with other learners just like you.
Our nationally recognised courses could help you launch, change or accelerate your career. Now is the time to make your next move. With Open Colleges, everything could happen.
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