Speak Out December 2017

Advanced scope of practice Advanced scope of practice for speech pathologists represents the full breadth, or depth of practice within a clinical practice area or context. Advanced scope of practice requires a significant level of experience, knowledge and technical skill within the defined clinical area(s) and/or context(s). This may be demonstrated by advanced depth or breadth of a clinical area and/or context. Inherent, but maybe not explicit in this definition is a level of clinical practice, experience and time associated between entry level clinicians and those clinicians demonstrating advanced scope of practice. Extended scope of practice Extended scope of practice describes undertaking clinical activities not currently recognised as being performed by their own discipline. This requires a clinician to undertake specific additional training and be assessed as competent against a recognised tool by an appropriately qualified health practitioner. Extended scope of practice will additionally require formal workplace credentialing for the clinician to perform the specified extended task/s to ensure adequate legal requirements and professional indemnity requirements are maintained. Membership feedback on draft definitions The next phase is to seek and collate feedback from the membership regarding the draft working definitions and what areas of clinical practice may be considered as “advanced” and/ or “extended” based on the draft definitions. Detailed background information on these draft definitions can be found via the survey link.

The draft definitions have been developed with acknowledgement that areas defined as advanced and extended scope of practice now may evolve to become part of entry-level competencies and/or within the scope of practice for speech pathologists in Australia. Your feedback is vital to ensure the developed definitions will be applicable to your workplace. Please think broadly across all areas of the speech pathology profession and click on the survey link to participate – your contribution is invaluable. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AEPP Next steps: Feedback will be collated and synthesised from: • the member survey; • State Branch meetings representatives; • identified content expert advisors; or, • any additional feedback received from members via direct email. The next project update is expected early in the new year, with a final report provided to the Board in February 2018. For further information about the project, or if you wish to provide additional feedback please contact, Dr Robyn Saxon, Project Officer RSaxon@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

Stacey Baldac Senior Advisor Professional Standards sasps@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

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