This unit will develop further the students' understanding of the frameworks and processes of SLT. Students will be introduced to defining intervention within a conceptual framework. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of intervention and the process of clinical decision-making. Relevant theories and mechanisms for change will be explored in the context of therapeutic approaches. Students are introduced to the spectrum of augmentative and alternative communication strategies, with focus on low tech assistive communication. The focus on communication and swallowing disorders expands to include acquired language disorder, learning difficulties and deafness and hearing impairments.