Case-Based Clinical Management course

The course aims to:

• Apply evidence from the literature in clinical decision making for a client with a hearing impairment and learning disability
• Apply advanced clinical decision-making in diagnosis and design of intervention.
• Apply clinical knowledge and understanding to establish appropriate intervention using conceptual frameworks and the cycle of intervention
• Identify and develop use of advanced technical skills associated with different approaches and patterns of SLT delivery.

A speech, language, communication, or eating and drinking case is provided for students to work through evidence-based clinical decision-making.

Who is it for?

For speech and language therapists wanting to enhance their use of the evidence base to support their advanced clinical decision-making.

Timetable

Term 2

Jan: Wednesday 29 January 2025
Feb: Wednesday 5, 12, 19 and 26 February 2025
Mar: Wednesday 12, 19 and 26 March 2025
Apr: Wednesday 2 and 9 April 2025

Benefits

Greater knowledge of the evidence base, leading to improvements in advanced clinical decision-making.

Content outline

You will concentrate on one of the following clinical areas throughout the course as an exemplar case:

• voice
• hearing impairment
• autism
• learning disability
• cerebral palsy.

Working with the chosen case you will assess, diagnose, design a treatment programme, and provide rationale for intervention. The final case choice will be based on majority preference as there must be a critical mass of 3-5 of participants working on any one case.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a comprehensive advanced understanding of the clinical area in which you are working
• Understand the factors that influence effective clinical case management with analysis of factors both within the immediate client team as well as in the wider client environment
• Understand the principles and information of clinical case management.

Teaching is comprised of an introductory lecture followed by tutorials, half of which will be facilitated by a tutor, half of which will be self-directed. Tutor-facilitated sessions provide you with access to expertise in that clinical area for discussion and debate.

You will be expected to prepare for tutorials through background reading, with tentative hypotheses regarding the clients and with clinical questions to debate that have arisen during your research for your case.

There will also be time for student-led, small group discussion and problem-solving, which you organise on an ad hoc based on self-identified need.

Formative assessment

Case presentations for discussion and feedback will occur within the tutorial group throughout. This is an opportunity to learn from and provide support to each other.

Summative Assessment

You will be required to submit a case report that demonstrates the concepts of the course and their application to the individual case you are managing (2500 words).

You will also be required to submit an individual self-assessment report to outline your areas of strengths and areas to target for development.

This course is provided by the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.

The course is appropriate for students who have completed a pre-registration course in speech and language therapy and are qualified to practice.

English requirements

If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:

• A first degree from a UK university
• A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
• International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
• TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
• Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.

The reading required will be dictated by the case chosen by the group.