Professional Practice 5 (PHTY4405)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2015
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Health & Rehab Sci School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
190 Contact hours
Incompatible
PHTY4304
Prerequisite
All Year One, Year Two and Year Three courses for the BPhty (Hons) program
Restricted
BPhty(Hons)
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment of professional performance
Current course offerings
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Course description
Students will develop an ability to integrate the knowledge, physical skills, principles of evidence based practice & clinical reasoning, ethical & professional behaviours that are necessary to function competently as a physiotherapist. Students will undergo a physiotherapy professional practice immersion & a range of learning tasks; such as: evidence based practice & clinical reasoning in complex cases & chronic disease management, defining the role of physiotherapists & other health care practitioners in the multiprofessional health-care team, as well as other physiotherapy practice related activities. Professional skills & reflective practice will be facilitated in order to prepare the student for challenges in health care service and delivery. Emphasis will be placed on developing student's knowledge & skills to function autonomously as primary contact health care practitioners in a range of contexts (e.g. hospital, community, ambulatory, & primary health care settings).