Competency Based Occupational Standards (CBOS)

See the table below for an example of the type of evidence you may choose to include to address CBOS Unit 1 for a population (child/adult) and for a range of practice area (speech/language/voice/fluency/swallowing/multimodal communication). Please note that case studies may reflect clients who have difficulties with more than one range of practice area – e.g. an adult who has had a stroke may have difficulties with speech, language and swallowing and all may be covered together.

CBOS ELEMENT EXAMPLE OF EVIDENCE
1.1 Investigate and document the client’s communication and/or swallowing condition and explore the primary concerns of the client. Provide detailed case history information with reference to the ICF.

This information may form part of an assessment plan, modified to ensure all relevant information is provided.
1.2 Identify the communication and/or swallowing conditions requiring investigation and use the best available scientific and clinical evidence to determine the most suitable assessment procedures in partnership with the client. Provide details of assessment data to be collected suitable to the client’s priorities, needs, social and cultural background.
 
Provide a rationale for selection of assessment tasks, based on available evidence, and the ICF. 

This may take the form of an assessment plan modified to ensure all relevant information is provided.
1.3 Administer speech pathology assessment relevant to the communication and/or swallowing condition. Provide details of performance in the assessment session including a range of information including formal and informal assessment tasks and observation and reports from significant others.

This may take the form of an assessment report, modified to ensure all relevant information is provided.
1.4 Undertake assessment within the ethical guidelines of the profession and all relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. All documentation presented should adhere to the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics.