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What’s your strategy for implementing the Professional Standards?

There are many ways that you can implement the Professional Standards into your work individually and within your team and workplace. These strategies for implementing the standards gives you practical tips and inspiration on how to infuse the Professional Standards into your everyday practise. Get familiar with the Professional Standards Print out and laminate the overview page of the Professional Standards and make it visible in your setting.

Start familiarising yourself and your team with the language of the new standards. For example: • domains, standards, elements • professional conduct, reflective practice and life- long learning, speech pathology practice • communication and swallowing • individuals and communities • supervision and mentoring • review the glossary for all bolded text. Use the new terminology with your colleagues and students. For example: “My digital literacy has really improved with all the tele- practice I’ve done this year” “Our practice will be reviewing our processes to ensure we’re providing culturally safe and responsive services” “Offering student placements supports the development of our profession”

Professional Standards for Speech Pathologists in Australia Overview

Domains

Standards

1. Professional conduct

1.1. Provide ethical and evidence-based practice 1.2. Comply with legislation, standards, policies and protocols 1.3. Provide safe and quality services 1.4. Collaborate with individuals, their supports, our colleagues and the community 1.5. Maintain high standards of communication, information sharing and record keeping 1.6. Consider the needs of individuals and communities in clinical decision-making and practice 1.7. Advocate for optimal communication and swallowing 2.1. Demonstrate self-awareness 2.2. Use critical reflection to guide professional development and practice 2.3. Plan personal development goals 2.4. Participate in professional development 2.5. Acquire, critique and integrate knowledge from a range of sources 2.6. Engage in learning with colleagues, students and the community 2.7. Contribute to the speech pathology evidence base

2. Reflective practice and life-long learning

3. Speech pathology practice

3.1. Develop shared understanding of speech pathology 3.2. Assess communication and swallowing needs 3.3. Interpret, diagnose and report on assessments 3.4. Plan speech pathology intervention or service response 3.5. Implement and evaluate intervention or service response 3.6. Support development of the profession

Find out more and view the full Professional Standards for Australian Speech Pathologists at : www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au / professionalstandards

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