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NHPRH1004 - Foundations of Allied Health Professional Practice
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<p>This unit provides students with opportunities to gain an understanding of the role of allied health professionals within the modern health care environment. The unit explores therapist-patient relationships and equips students with skills and knowledge they will utilise in future clinical placements and practice. Professionalism and inter-professional constructs will be examined and discussed with regards to the allied health professions. Students will learn skills which are fundamental to successful and safe practice across a range of heath settings.</p>
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<p>•Exploring allied health professions</p><p> •Models of Health and International classification of Functioning, Disability and Health</p><p> •Factors affecting Allied Health professional service delivery including client perspectives</p><p> •Client-therapist relationships</p><p> •Evidence-based practice and research literary skills</p><p> •Client contexts</p><p> •Ethical and legal aspects of allied health practice</p><p> •Health professional relationships, documentation</p><p> •Introductory clinical skills around basic assessment and intervention strategies</p><p> •Inter-professional practice</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit provides students with opportunities to gain an understanding of the role of allied health professionals within the modern health care environment. The unit explores therapist-patient relationships and equips students with skills and knowledge they will utilise in future clinical placements and practice. Professionalism and inter-professional constructs will be examined and discussed with regards to the allied health professions. Students will learn skills which are fundamental to successful and safe practice across a range of heath settings.</p>
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<p>•Exploring allied health professions</p><p> •Models of Health and International classification of Functioning, Disability and Health</p><p> •Factors affecting Allied Health professional service delivery including client perspectives</p><p> •Client-therapist relationships</p><p> •Evidence-based practice and research literary skills</p><p> •Client contexts</p><p> •Ethical and legal aspects of allied health practice</p><p> •Health professional relationships, documentation</p><p> •Introductory clinical skills around basic assessment and intervention strategies</p><p> •Inter-professional practice</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Physiotherapy
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
061799 - Rehabilitation Therapies, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nhprh1004">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Identify the roles and scope of practice of different health professionals and explain key principles of interdisciplinary collaboration in client-centred care. </p>
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<p>Describe the core components of contemporary healthcare frameworks and apply them to characterise a client's functioning and health status. </p>
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<p>Demonstrate ethical, safe and competent foundational clinical skills required in multicultural healthcare settings</p>
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<p>Apply a basic clinical reasoning framework to introductory healthcare scenarios.</p>
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<p>Apply the principles of evidence-based practice to locate, appraise, and integrate research evidence, clinical expertise, and client preferences in various healthcare scenarios. </p>
Assessment
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<p>Written task exploring the role of the healthcare professional in relation to a clinical scenario</p>
<p>Written assignment</p>
<p>20-35%</p>
1, 2, 4, 5
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<p>Students to work together in a small group to prepare a short video presentation based on a case scenario</p>
<p>Group Presentation</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
1, 2, 4, 5
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<p>Skills assessment of selected clinical tasks previously taught in the practical sessions (e.g. vital signs; mobility aids; manual handling)</p>
<p>Practical Assessment</p>
<p>25-45%</p>
3, 4
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Physiotherapy
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
061799 - Rehabilitation Therapies, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nhprh1004">View unit fees</a>
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