Honors Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop and use appropriate materials for intervention
• Write Treatment/SOAP Notes for each therapy session that include appropriate and wellformulated, measurable goals and accurate documentation of client’s performance
• Plan and conduct treatment and assessment demonstrating sound clinical skills in the areas of oral and written communication, interaction and personal, professional qualities, and evaluation and treatment
• Adhere to the ASHA Code of Ethics and behave professionally

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Completion & Passing of 2 HIPAA Tests	10 points
Therapy observation reflections	40 points
3-5 Dx/Tx Activities	50 points
Final Project	100 points
Total Points	200 points

Final grades will be assigned as follows:

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
200-195 points	A
194-189 points	A-
188-183 points	B+
182-179 points	B
178-173 points	B-
172-167 points	C+
166-161 points	C
160-155 points	C-
154-149 points	D+
148-143 points	D
142-137 points	D-
136 points and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Regular class attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to take responsibility for their learning. Students are expected to stay for the entirety of class and ACE meetings. Coming to class/meetings late and leaving early can disturb other students and disrupt instructors. If you know you will arrive late or leave early, please notify Professor McDonald or your supervisor before class starts. If you miss class for an excused reason (e.g., illness, an emergency, extenuating personal or family matter, etc.), you are responsible for all assignments plus all content covered in class. Absences due to illness may require a doctor’s note; whether a note is required is at the discretion of the clinical instructors. Please notify Professor McDonald (if an on-campus student), Dr. Holt (if an online student), or your clinic supervisor when absences are required; advanced notification is preferred when possible.

Three or more unexcused absences will result in an overall deduction of one-half of a letter grade from your final semester grade (i.e., If your final semester grade is an A- and you have three unexcused absences, then your final grade will be entered as a B+; If your final semester grade is a B and you have three unexcused absences, then your final grade will be entered as a B-.)

Regular class attendance is a responsibility and a privilege of university education. It is fundamental to the orderly acquisition of knowledge. Students should recognize the advantages of regular class attendance, accept it as a personal responsibility, and apprise themselves of the consequences of poor attendance.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Paul, R. & Simmons, E. S. (2020). Introduction to clinical methods in communication disorders. Brookes Publishing. ISBN: 9781681253787
• Roth, F. P., & Worthington, C. K. (2021). Treatment resource manual for speech-language pathology, seventh edition. Plural Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN: 9781635501186