Physiotherapy Professional Practice

Course aim

To develop specialised knowledge and skills required to perform the Physiotherapy Practice Threshold roles.

Course content

Students will learn the skills for culturally responsive and interprofessional practice, and communicating
within groups, as well as knowledge of roles of the multidisciplinary team. Students will learn about client-therapist relationships and communication  in the clinical setting e.g. questioning, active listening, identifying patients’ values and goals and developing rapport with patients. Students will develop skills in writing for physiotherapy practice, professional documentation requirements, education and motivational interviewing. Students will learn professional behaviours such as presentation, informed consent, confidentiality, respecting patient’s rights, self-reflection, feedback, resilience and self-assessment skills; as well as registration requirements and the code of professional conduct.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assessment, Assignment, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.