Clinical placements are typically arranged in one-week block placements over a six-week period (XXXXXXX). All students will be allocated a minimum of two block placements over each semester. In addition, placements may be allocated during the mid-year break where available. Over the two-year period, students will attend a minimum of ten clinical weeks (or equivalent). Placements will be in both Sydney metropolitan areas as well as regional areas. All placements are donated to the University and the proportion of Sydney vs. regional placements varies from semester to semester. All attempts will be made to keep allocation of regional placements equivalent. Role expectations within the clinical placement can be found in the Guidelines of Clinical Practice. All students are expected to have read this prior to attending clinical placements. It is compulsory that students attend all clinical placements. In the event that it is not possible for you to attend a clinical placement during the specified block period, you must inform the Clinical Coordinator(s) and your Clinical Educator. These measures are necessary to avoid inconvenience to patients/clients and Clinical Educators. A medical certificate (or other relevant documentation) may be required if you do not attend clinical placements (at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator[s]). Students are not permitted to swap placements. All costs (including travel, accommodation, food, etc.) are the responsibility of the student. Information regarding competitive grants such as those from NSW Health, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and Audiology Australia will be made available to students through iLearn. All students are encouraged to apply, where eligible. All students will be assigned clinical placements by the Clinical Coordinator(s). These form a compulsory part of the program. The clinical placement roster is provided to students at the earliest convenience. Students are also encouraged to take part in additional hearing screening activities such Hearing Awareness Week, Veronica James Science Challenge for Hearing Impaired Children and Information evenings, etc. These events may involve attendance on a weekend or evening and can generate either clinical direct client or clinical professional experience hours. Students will be notified of these events via e-mail or through iLearn. It is compulsory that all students comply with the requirements for clinical placements within various organisations. For example National Police check, Working with Children Check, Vaccination screening and immunisation and compliance with the NSW Health Code of Conduct.

Students are required to collect a minimum of at least five (5) cases from their clinical placements. This log will be used for progress monitoring and for in-class participation. Students will need to ask permission to copy case information and all case information must be de-identified.

The tutorials fall within a two-week clinical preparation period. Classes are generally held Mondays to Fridays from 9am–12pm and 2pm–5pm, unless otherwise stated in the timetable. Room locations may vary and students must consult the timetable provided. The schedule is subject to change and any variations will be e-mailed or posted on iLearn. Tutorial topics are designed to reinforce key clinical concepts and to further explore areas that are particularly interesting or problematical. Students are expected to participate actively in tutorial sessions.