Post-Graduate Diploma [Clinical Speech and Language Studies (Dysphagia)] From Trinity College Dublin

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this programme, Graduates will be able to:

• extend and enhance their existing theoretical knowledge base in? dysphagia (eating, drinking and swallowing disorders) across the lifespan with a critical awareness of new insights and developments within the field.
• apply their knowledge and comprehension of dysphagia as well as their critical awareness and problem solving skills to further the development of their professional clinical skills in dysphagia.
• demonstrate application of models of disability and specific counseling approaches to the management of dysphagia in the clinical context.?
• apply their existing scientific literacy skills to clinical practice in dysphagia.
• critically reflect on the literature on dysphagia and interpret the contribution of existing insights and new developments to evidence-based practice,
• demonstrate coherent and detailed knowledge of service delivery policies while reflecting on social, legal and ethical responsibilities and their application to practice.
• communicate confidently with their peers and the wider scholarly community and with society in general about their area of expertise,?
• sustain intellectual interest and critical thinking as mature professionals through application of scientific literacy skills in the pursuit of lifelong learning.