Counselling Education in Aphasia Rehabilitation

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Support psychological wellbeing in aphasia rehabilitation after stroke.

A short course for speech pathologists working with people with post-stroke aphasia and their families.  

$495.00

Key facts

Course category
Health and Medicine, Allied Health
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Duration
8 weeks access from course start date
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Prerequisite/s
You will hold a speech pathology qualification (Bachelor, Master or equivalent) and work (or have previously worked) with people with post-stroke aphasia and their families.
Certification
Certificate of Attendance

Why this course?

Develop the fundamental counselling skills required for speech pathologists working with people with post-stroke communication disabilities such as aphasia, and feel confident and competent in supporting psychological wellbeing in aphasia rehabilitation after stroke.

Why study a short course at La Trobe

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Course content

Topics include

  • An introduction to counselling for speech pathologists with no previous counselling education or those wishing to revise their knowledge and skills
  • An introduction to brief counselling approaches including person centred, motivational interviewing, behavioural activation, problem solving, solution focused, and narrative approaches
  • An understanding of speech pathologists’ role and responsibilities for supporting psychological wellbeing in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation
  • An opportunity to engage with a community of speech pathologist peers to practice, discuss and problem solve issues relating to counselling and supporting psychological wellbeing in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation.

This course was developed by Dr Jasvinder Sekhon, under the supervision of Professors Jennifer Oates, Ian Kneebone and Miranda Rose. 

 

Access to the online material will be available to you for 3 months after the course completion date. 

 

On completion of the course, you'll receive a Certificate of Attendance. 

 

For information on group bookings or registrations, enquire at LaTrobe Professional.

You’ll learn:

  • To understand the speech pathologists' role and responsibility for supporting psychological wellbeing in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation
  • To apply foundation counselling skills to your speech pathology clinical practice
  • To apply counselling skills for supporting psychological wellbeing in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation in your work setting
  • Client centred and problem-solving approaches in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation
  • The essential features of motivational interviewing, solution focused brief therapy and narrative approaches in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation
  • To engage in a community of practice to support knowledge and skill development during and after the short course.

Your study experience

This online short course contains approximately 14 hours of self-directed online learning and one scheduled online workshop of 3.5 hours, in which you will practice the application of counselling skills.  The workshop will be repeated to allow extra practice or flexibility to support attendance.  The total expected time commitment is 18 hours. 

 

You’ll be able to start at any time within 3 weeks of the published course start date to focus on self-paced material, and the workshops will be scheduled towards the end of the 8-week course duration.  

Dr Jasvinder Sekhon

The Course Coordinator is Dr Jasvinder Sekhon, a speech pathologist, casual academic and researcher. Jas has worked in clinical, leadership, and academic roles across her career working with adults with communication and swallowing disorders. Jas completed her doctorate at La Trobe University in 2022. The CLEAR course was evaluated as one of Jas’ PhD studies and results indicated that the CLEAR course improved speech pathologists’ self-reported confidence and competence to support psychological wellbeing for people with post-stroke aphasia and their families.

Vanessa Rohlf 

Vanessa is a Research Officer in the School of Psychology and Public Health, and is a consultant, therapist, and educator specialising in compassion fatigue, stress management, pet loss, and animal bereavement.

Professors Jennifer Oates, Ian Kneebone and Miranda Rose 

This course was developed under the supervision of Professors Jennifer Oates, Ian Kneebone and Miranda Rose. 

Course enquiries: Jasvinder Sekhon: j.sekhon@latrobe.edu.au
Enrolment enquiries: Kris Neil: K.Neil@latrobe.edu.au.

Frequently Asked Questions

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I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.  

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.