PHTY3060
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This is a physiotherapy clinical placement course in which students are required to integrate theory and practical skills to deliver a physiotherapy service under supervision. This physiotherapy clinical practice course will provide students with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate competence in safely delivering physiotherapy clinical services in a variety of practice environments, and with people across the lifespan. This course consists of one five-week, full time clinical placement. The placement in this course will occur in one of the following areas of practice: acute/cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation/neurology, musculoskeletal/ambulatory care, community practice and/or integrated general. This course is a Compulsory Program Component and students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy program.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate competence in providing a evidence-based, patient centred, culturally sensitive physiotherapy service for people across the lifespan in a workplace setting
2. Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour for physiotherapy and interprofessional practice
3. Demonstrate effective clinical communication including, but not limited to verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic forms, with patients, care-givers, clients and other members of the multiprofessional health care team
4. Demonstrate competence in selecting and safely applying appropriate assessment methods and tools (including, but not limited to; patient history and physical examination)
5. Demonstrate competence in analysis, clinical reasoning and decision making in order to plan and progress physiotherapy intervention and management
6. Demonstrate competence in selecting and safely implementing physiotherapy intervention and management (including but not limited to physical treatment techniques, patient education, discharge planning)
7. Demonstrate the ability to provide a safe and effective physiotherapy clinical service including identification, minimisation and management of risk and adverse event
8. Demonstrate all of the capabilities expected of an entry-level physiotherapy practitioner as determined by Physiotherapy Professional entry-level standards.
Content
The clinical placement in this course will occur in one of the following designated physiotherapy clinical areas: acute/cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation/neurology, musculoskeletal, community practice or integrated general.
Course content and learning outcomes are to be applied to the designated physiotherapy clinical placement context at a beginning new graduate level:
For each clinical placement course, in the designated physiotherapy clinical placement area, content will include:
- Supervised physiotherapy clinical practice experience in a healthcare setting including the provision of timely and constructive feedback on performance
- Involvement in the delivery of a physiotherapy healthcare service and the management of a clinical case load
- Opportunities for the application of background theoretical knowledge
- Opportunities for the application of skills in history taking
- Opportunities for the application of skills in physical examination, physical assessment and the use of appropriate outcomes measures and assessment tools
- Opportunities for the application of clinical reasoning and analysis skills
- Opportunities for the application of verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic communication skills
- Opportunities for the application of skills in evidence-based practice and risk management to enhance patient outcomes and ensure public safety
- Direct experience working and participating in interprofessional practice and within a healthcare team
- Exposure to the role and responsibilities of the physiotherapist and opportunities for the observation of professional role models
- Opportunities for the application of skills in reflective practice and self review
- Opportunities for the demonstration of professional behaviour, attitudes and responsibilities.
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) program 12337. Students must have successfully completed PHTY2060, PHTY2040, PHTY2030, PHTY2020.
Assumed knowledge
All year 1 and 2 Courses in the B PHTY (Hons)
Assessment items
Professional Task: Clinical Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Clinical-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 35 hour(s) per week(s) for 5 week(s)
- Dates, placement pattern and placement timing may vary, further information will be provided by the Physiotherapy Clinical Education management team, refer to the Physiotherapy Placement Calendar and the CANVAS site for more details.
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per term
Course outline
- PHTY3060 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 177.2 KB)
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