2019-2020 / LOGO0001-1

Legal organisation of speech therapy

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Dominique Morsomme

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course mainly focuses on how to exercise the profession of speech & language therapist in the French-speaking part of Belgium. It follows on from the course taught by A. Blavier: PSYC0086-1, General ethics of the speech & language therapist. It includes the following points:

  • Introduction
  • Administrative steps at the beginning of professional activity (self-employed and employee status)
  • Introduction to the nomenclature
  • Daily management
  • Code of ethics
  • Professional associations and organisations
  • Professional journals
The course also invites students to discuss ethical issues on the basis of their experiences during their placement.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, students will be able to :
1. To learn what steps need to be taken to become self-employed.
2. To be made aware of the different rules of the code of ethics, to be able to act and react appropriately in difficult professional situations.
3. To know who to contact in case of a dispute.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The course is face-to-face given the exchanges between students and the teacher. The course will be taught over two whole days. However, one hour will be devoted to students before the beginning of their M2 placement. The goal being to remind them of the ethics guidelines required within the framework of their placement.

Recommended or required readings

A reading list will be given to students.

Assessment methods and criteria

Students must describe a situation relating to the code of ethics and suggest possible solutions while respecting the legal framework.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Dominique Morsomme

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

The recorded slides of the course have been uploaded to e-campus. Students should send their questions to the teacher by the end of April (2020 04 30).
Beyond 10 questions, the teacher will organize a videoconference with the students to answer their questions. Otherwise, the answers to the questions will be sent via my ULiege.

Assessment subjects

The slides as well as the related documents.

Assessment methods

The exam process has not changed.
This is a written work. You must describe a situation encountered during the internship for which an ethical problem araised. You must give a brief account of the situation, explain why you believe that it is indeed a question of deontology and/or ethics and set out the solutions that have been or would have been put in place to "solve" the situation in the light of the courses:  "Organisation légale de la logopédie" and "Déontologie générale du logopède" . Use the attached documents if necessary.
The work should be returned to me on June 1st, 2020 via e-mail in .pdf. I would ask you to register your work as follows: DUPONT_Alexiane(Deonto20)

Contacts

Dominique.Morsomme@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Same modalities as the previous Covid 19 situation.

Assessment methods

Contacts