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Master of Speech Therapy言語治療碩士 (MST)
Programme Code: 72021
8 Feb 2020
Welcome
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What are Speech Therapists?
Speech Therapists (ST) are …• Internationally recognised language and allied health
professionals who provide assessment and therapy to patients with communication disorders and swallowing impairments.
• They work closely with caretakers and other language and allied health professionals to provide service to clients range from infants to the elderly.
Speech Therapists: Scope of Service1. Speech 2. Language 3. Literacy 4. Swallowing
a. Child Articulation delay/ disorders (cleft lip and palate) FluencyVoice disorder Hearing impairment
Developmental delay/ disorders (developmental language disorder, autism, syndromes, intellectual disability) Hearing impairment
Developmental reading & writing disorders(specific learning difficulties, speech and language impairment ) Hearing impairment
Cleft lip and palate Cerebral palsy
b. Adult Motor speech disorders (stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease) Fluency disorder Voice disorder Hearing impairment
Aphasia (stroke, traumatic brain injury) DementiaHearing impairment
Acquired reading & writing disorders(stroke, traumatic brain injury)
Neurogenic dysphagia (stroke)
ST : Population ratio of Speech Therapists
Countries RatioUnited Kingdom 1 : 4429United States 1 : 1894Australia 1 : 2894Canada 1 : 3846Hong Kong 1 : 6011Mainland China (no formal training programme) 0???
Today, we will cover …1. MST Education Philosophy2. Unique Strengths of MST3. Entrance Requirements4. Tips to Prepare for Interviews
MST Education Philosophy
MST Programme Aims
MST is a professional entry level program aims to produce graduates who are able to practice as STs across the entire scope of service in Hong Kong and Mainland China, with local and international professional recognition.
Benchmarking the MST CurriculumUnited Kingdom United States Australia Canada
• Guidelines on the RCSLT Peer Review of Courses Leading to a Qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
• The standards of proficiency for speech and language therapists established by HCPC
• Guidelines established by The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA
• Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology, or COMPASS® developed by SPA
• Academic and Clinical Requirements established by SAC (formerly known as the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists)
Local AccreditationPolyU MST graduates
Member of Register of Speech Therapists accredited by
Department of Health
衞生署認可言語治療師名冊會員
The HKIST institutional-based assessment review panel described the MST programme as robust and commented that the PBL curriculum is essential in preparing students for clinic services, project work and working in interdisciplinary teams.
MST Programme at a GlanceProgramme HostDepartment of
Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Mode of StudyFull Time
Total credit 90
Duration2.5 years
MST Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Term
Year 1Lectures Lectures -
Clinical Practicum I Clinical Practicum II Clinical Practicum III
Year 2
PBL PBL -
Clinical Practicum IV Clinical Practicum V Clinical Practicum VI
- Research Project -
Year 3
Lectures 90 credits in 2.5 years:• Foundation subjects (21 credits) • Professional subjects (42 credits) • Clinical education subjects (27 credits, ≥300 hours)
Research Project
Clinical Practicum VII
MST Curriculum Design
MST Coursework (90 credits)
1. Linguistics and Language Sciences (9 credits)2. Behavioral and Social Sciences (6 credits)3. Biomedical Sciences (6 credits)4. Communication Disorders and Audiology (36 credits)5. Clinical Education (27 credits)6. Research Project (6 credits)
Our Education Philosophy
Year 1
Foundation subjects>Introductory-level professional subjects>Paediatric clinical practicum
Year 2
Professional subjects (problem-based learning, i.e. case on paper)> Triple jump (i.e. viva examination on paper)>Adult clinical practicum>Research project
Year 3
Advanced clinical practicum (mixed caseloads) > Clinical viva examination>Case conference>Professional ethics and issues>Research project
Our Professorial Team
Dr. Man-tak LeungAssociate ProfessorProgramme Leader
• language processing• acquired language
disorders• children reading
development
Dr. Angel ChanAssociate ProfessorDeputy Programme
Leader
• cross-linguistic and multilingual language acquisition
• clinical linguistics• speech and language
assessment tools
Dr. Dustin LauAssistant ProfessorClinical Education
Director
• clinical psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics
• reading development in Chinese
• developmental dyslexia in Chinese
Dr. Caicai ZhangAssistant Professor
• psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics
• neurobiology of language
• lexical tone in Chinese
Dr. Elaine KwongAssistant Professor
• adult and paediatric voice disorders
• mechanisms and physiology of phonation
• swallowing disorders
Dr. Min Ney WongAssistant Professor
• motor speech disorders
• kinematic analysis of speech movement
• quality of life associated with dysarthria
Dr. Mehdi BakhtiarResearch Assistant
Professor
• mechanism of speech and language processing
• Aphasia• fluency disorders
ST ST ST ST ST ST
Our Clinical Education Team
Dr. Janet NgSenior Clinical
Associate
Ms. Iris LamClinical Associate
Dr. Anna LeeClinical Associate
Ms. Tempo TangClinical Associate
Ms. Christy WongClinical Associate
Ms. Teresa YauClinical Associate
Ms. Olivia YeungClinical Associate
ST ST ST ST ST STST
An aggregate of 100+ years of clinical experience in the speech therapy profession
Solid Foundation
The study of the human body, with an emphasis on the speech mechanism, in the cadaver laboratory
All-rounded Clinical Speech Therapy Training
Covering range of practice areas specified in CBOS (SPA, 2011):
1. language2. speech3. swallowing4. voice5. fluency6. multi-modal communication
Scientific Inquiry in Practice
MST student presenting her research work at the
Academy of Aphasia conference 2019, Macau
MST student presenting her
research work at the Academy of Aphasia
conference 2017, Baltimore, USA
MST students presented their research findings at the 2017 Conference on Speech
and Language Communication Disorders across the Life Span and were awarded Best
Poster Presentation Award
Unique Strengths of MST
The Shortage of Speech Therapists
70%
13%
5%7%
2%3% Vacancies as on 5 Feb 2020
NGOMainstream SchoolsSpecial SchoolsPrivateGovernmentMacau & China
Job Opportunities for Speech Therapists
Pre-school•Early Education and Training Centres
(EETC)•Special Child Care Centres (SCCC) •District-based Speech Therapy Teams
(DSTT)•On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation
Services (OPRS)
• By 2019/20, each OPRS team will have the ST manpower increased from 1 to 2 posts per team
School-age•Enhanced School-Based Speech
Therapy Service will be implemented in all public sector mainstream primary and secondary schools
• By 2021-22, there should be 420 SBST posts (<100 posts filled in 2019/20)
Elderly & Rehab•Integrated Home Care Services•Day Care Centres/ Units for the
Elderly•Enhanced Home and Community
Care Services•Subvented Residential Care Homes
for the Elderly•Multi-disciplinary Outreaching
Support Teams for the Elderly (MOSTE)
• By 2021-22, there should be 530 ST posts for elderly and rehabilitation services in NGO
Speech Therapy: a Helping Profession
1st to 3rd cohort 4th cohort
Employment Outlook of MST Graduates
Career Prospects Good to see the Department has been
endeavouring to equip the students with the requisite knowledge, clinical experiences and ethics before becoming clinicians. I appreciate that the course design requires the students to attend sufficient lecture and clinical hours before graduation. Clinicians from different settings are currently invited to share their ethnical values of the profession. Most of the students, having a positive learning attitude, are mature and diligent. They always show respect to the supervisors, the patients and the family members! .
Mr. Joshua Mak, Senior Speech Therapist, Tuen Mun Hospital
MST Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Term
Year 1
Clinical Practicum I Clinical Practicum II Clinical Practicum III• Clinical observation on
paediatric cases• Dyslexia treatment
programme
• School-age cases at mainstream schools
• Pre-school cases at STU
Year 2
Clinical Practicum IV Clinical Practicum V Clinical Practicum VI• Clinical observation on adult
cases• Aural rehabilitation
• Adult neurogenic cases (communication) at day care settings or STU
• China/ Macau placement
• Adult neurogenic cases (dysphagia) at HA hospitals
• Fluency clinic at STU• Voice clinic at STU
Year 3Clinical Practicum VII Clinical Practicum I to VII in 2.5 years:
• ≥300 supervised hours on all practice areas specified in CBOS (SPA, 2011)
• Mixed caseload at external settings
Clinical Education Curriculum
Speech Therapy Unit (STU)
Clinical Services
•Serve the community
•Communication and swallowing disorders
Education
•MST Clinical practicum
•Supervised clinical hours
Research
•Theory-driven research
•Evidence-based practice
Therapy Rooms at STU
10 Clinic Rooms with observation
facilities available for concurrent
sessions
Other Clinical Education Facilities
Meeting rooms for evaluation with clinical educators after clinical practicum
Video review room for students to replay recorded clinical practicum sessions
Hands-on experience with audiometer before community hearing screening
activities
MST Clinical Practicum
Mainstream schools
Elderly residential
carePre-school
MST Clinical Practicum in China
Staff and parents
consultation
Speech therapy
utilizing AAC tools
Group and individual
speech therapy
External Clinical Practicum Partners
Why PolyU?Strength in Linguistics esp. Chinese Linguistics
Strength in Health Care and AppliedSocial Sciences
A Stable Teaching Team of Scholars and
Clinical Educators
An In-house Clinic: Speech Therapy Unit
ST(CBS)
OT
Optometrist
Nurse
Social Worker
Medical Laboratory
Technologists
Radiographer
Psychologist
PT
Credit TransferUp to 14 credits in Year 1 courses.
Application for credit transfer should be submitted to Programme Leaders upon initial enrolment on the MST programme.
ScholarshipCBS Distinguished Postgraduate Scholarship (Speech Therapy)
Up to 10 scholarships per cohort year, HK$30,000 each for the first year of study, and another HK$30,000 each for the second year of study, subject to good academic and clinical performance after the first/second year.
The maximum amount a student can be awarded is HK$60,000, which is about 14% of total tuition fees.
All MST admittees will be considered automatically upon their payment of the initial registration fees.
Entrance Requirements
Entrance Requirements: DegreeA bachelor's degree from a recognised University.
Preference will be given to applicants who have a bachelor degree in linguistics, psychology, speech & language sciences, medical health-related disciplines.
1. Linguistics and Language Sciences (10 credits)2. Behavioral and Social Sciences(6 credits)3. Biomedical Sciences (6 credits)4. Communication Disorders and Audiology (35 credits)5. Clinical Education (27 credits)6. Research Project (6 credits)
Entrance Requirements: English proficiencyApplicants should satisfy one of the following requirements:
• The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) English Language Level 5 or above; OR
• The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) Use of English Grade D or above; OR
• TOEFL: ≥600 for paper version, ≥ 250 for computer version, ≥100 for internet version; OR
• IELTS ≥7.0
Applicants should be able to communicate verbally in English effectively.
Entrance Requirements: Chinese proficiencyApplicants should satisfy one of the following requirements:
• The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) Chinese Language Level 4 or above; OR
• The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Chinese Language Grade D or above; OR
• 書面漢語水平考試(SHSK)考獲2級或以上; OR• 汉语水平考试(HSK)【六级】總分達≥240分
Applicants should be able to communicate verbally in Cantonese effectively; and proficiency in Mandarin (Putonghua) is preferred.
日 期：(暫無資料)地 點：香港理工大學時 間：(暫無資料)全 長：2.5 小時成績要求：2級 (5級為最高，依次為 4級、3級、2級、1級)費 用：HK$600 (香港理工大學全日制學生)，HK$800 (其他人士)證 書：書面漢語水平證書查詢電話：3400 3868電子郵件：[email protected]
成績單於考試後約2個月內發放
SHSK 書面漢語水平考試
SHSK
因應近期新型冠狀病毒疫情影響，香港理工大學暫時未能舉辦SHSK考試
申請人可選擇報考HSK
全 長：140 分鐘成績要求：總分達 ≥240分
HSK 汉语水平考试【六级】
HSK
Entrance Requirements: OtherA personal statement addressing:
• Your understanding of speech therapy, and your commitment to speech therapy as a career in Hong Kong and/or Mainland China
• How your previous studies and experiences support your application, highlighting, in particular, relevant study, work and/or personal experiences that are related to speech therapy
• Explanation of any other factors that the admission panel should consider for your application
Shortlisted applicants are required to participate in an interview (tentative interview dates: 1-2 Apr 2020)
Entrance Requirements: Points to NotePlease upload your proof of achievement for:
• Bachelor's degree
• English proficiency
• Chinese proficiency
Normally, application will not be processed unless with full provision of supporting documents. For current students with expected graduation in 2019/20 and applicants with expected results of language proficiency test to be released, you may still apply without full provision of relevant documents. However, you should provide proof of your study status (for bachelor’s degree) and/or documents showing the date of relevant language proficiency test.
Tips to Prepare for Interviews
MST Historical Admission Data
29%
27%10%
13%
4%
3%1%
2%11%
MST Admission 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20
HKUCUHKPolyUCityUHKUSTHKBULingUOther local UniversitiesOverseas Universities
Discipline of bachelor’s degree of MST admittees:
1. Linguistics2. Psychology3. Social Science, Arts4. Speech/ Health/ Medical Science5. Pure Science6. Journalism
We are looking for …Somebody who are prepared and who have the quality and determination to become a helping professional.• Academic and intellectual competencies - theoretical reflection• Appropriate aptitude/attitude• Language abilities• Relevant experiences• Potential impact to the profession
對於家長對特殊子女的不離不棄，無限的尊敬、感動。他們的愛確實大於一般家庭的愛，他們每日每夜所承受的壓力、所面對的孩子的問題行為遠超過我們能想像。因一般人不太理解特殊小朋友是怎樣的，他們難以向朋友同事訴說。我們有幸，因著我們治療師的身份，獲得他們的信任，成為了他們的訴說對象、甚至依靠，我唯一可以做，是盡一切努力，做好這份有意義的工作！
Somebody who can look up to caretakers’ & clients’expectation
An ST must have:• A sincere interest in helping people.
• Above-average intellectual aptitude.
• The sensitivity, personal warmth, and perspective to interact with a person who has a communication problem.
• Scientific aptitude, patience, emotional stability, tolerance, and persistence.
• Resourcefulness and imagination.
• A commitment to work cooperatively with others.
• The ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• An attitude of embracing challenges.
Heavy workload
Continuing professional
development
Job satisfaction
MST Admission Interview
Written Test(20 min)
•Chinese & English
Group Interview(15 min)•English
Individual Interview(15 min)•English, Cantonese
& Mandarin•Get to know you in
person
Interview Tips• Be yourself.
• Be genuine.
• Do not guess what we want as answers.
• Make sure you have background information on speech therapy, such as the range of clients, service available in Hong Kong, potential future development of the profession.
• Dress professionally.
• Be punctual.
Apply through Study@PolyU
Deadline: 14 Mar 2020
You may contact the Academic Registry should there be any questions regarding the online application system.
Email: [email protected]: 2333 0600
Admission Decision (Sep 2020 Entry)• Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
• You should expect the first round of admission offers before 10 Apr 2020.
• We will give out subsequent offers between mid/late Apr and the end of Aug on a space-available basis (e.g. if someone does not take up her offer).
• For applicants applied previously (unsuccessful application or unable to take up offered place before), you may re-apply.
Summary: Check if MST is Suitable for You Full time masters degree of 2.5 years
A speech therapy curriculum covering full scope of service
Hybrid approach of learning through lectures and problem-based learning
A clinical education curriculum of 300+ hours of supervised practice
Our clinical practicum prepares graduates to practice competently in various clinical and educational settings
Our teaching team believes in students’ ability to excel
Q&A
Useful Contacts
For further information on academic matters, please contact:Dr. Leung Man-tak, Programme LeaderTel: (852) 2766 4756
Email: [email protected]
For general information, please contact:Ms. Natalie TangTel: (852) 2766 7829Email: [email protected]
