Assessment and Management of Service-Users with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Difficulties - HMH4338

Assessment 1: Written plan

A draft plan of a case study for feedback.

Written plan

Assessment 2: Portfolio

A competency-based portfolio which will be assessed as pass/fail.

Portfolio

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

The 2000-word written assignment (which will be a case study).

Written assignment

In this module speech and language therapists and registered health care professionals will have the opportunity to develop, improve and consolidate their knowledge, skills and confidence in contributing to the holistic assessment and management of service-users with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. 
You will be required to undertake 50 hours of practice-based learning supported by a clinical educator in a setting where service-users present with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

School of Human and Health Sciences

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Speech and Language

HMH4338 - Assessment and Management of Service-Users with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Difficulties

Assessment and Management of Service-Users with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Difficulties

Critically appraise the holistic assessment and management of service-users with eating drinking and swallowing difficulties.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the aetiology of typical and atypical eating, drinking and swallowing in relation to differential diagnosis.

Critically evaluate the legal, ethical and professional implications of assessing and managing eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

Demonstrate competency in the assessment and management of service-users with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.