PTY4282 · Physiotherapy 8B: Clinical

Overview

During this unit, you undertake a clinical attachment of 2 weeks or equivalent duration in the area of 'Lifespan / Community'. This provides the opportunity to apply and expand integrated knowledge and skills from previous learning in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy to patient care across the Lifespan / Community in a diverse range of health care related settings. You are expected to spend 32 hours per week during clinical education in health service or placement facilities with additional self-directed study hours. Additional off-campus study time is allocated for completion of assignments and self-directed education tasks.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit. Supplementary assessment is not available for the Semester 2 and Summer semester B offerings of this unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Engage in critically reflective practice of learning needs, clinical performance, and patient care
2. Demonstrate professional behaviour in patient care and rights that is culturally sensitive and in accordance with legal requirements
3. Demonstrate appropriate and effective communication across written and verbal mediums, with clients, staff, and other health care stakeholders
4. Integrate knowledge and skills to effectively plan appropriate patient interactions, including patient-centred goal development, and the selection of appropriate interventions
5. Apply an evidence-based practice approach to patient care
6. Identify key knowledge for allied health professionals relating to the application of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Everyone Can Play initiative

Workload

Clinical placement: You will be allocated 32 contact hours per week for 2 weeks (or equivalent). Variations to placement hours may occur due to public holidays, host organisation factors, or student absences. Make-up placement time may be offered at the discretion of the Department and only when convenient for the organisation in which the placement is taking place. In addition to contact hours, you are expected to complete approximately 8 hours/week of self-directed study related to your clinical placement. An additional four weeks off-campus study is allocated in this unit for completion of additional self-directed summative tasks.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.