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Integrated Professional Practice (PHTY90108)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Physiotherapy
Melbourne School of Health Sciences
Alan Gilbert, Level 7, 161 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 4171
Fax: +61 3 8344 4188
Overview
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The key aim of this subject is to prepare students for diverse, complex and evolving physiotherapy careers/practices. This subject includes campus based learning and two clinical placements: a Professional Selective placement and a Work Transition placement.
Building upon previous DPT learning and the DPT graduate attributes, the subject provides opportunities to extend, deepen and apply knowledge, skills and attributes. Students will manage patients with complex needs in a range of settings through case based learning and through clinical placements in preparation for entry to practice. Emphasis will be placed on investigating, analysing and synthesising complex information, applying clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice and professional ethics, critiquing, debating and weighing priorities relating to the individual and their families. Additionally, there will be focus on collaborative interprofessional practice, organisational and healthcare policies and priorities, and third party and government funding agencies to devise, implement and evaluate management plans that are responsive to the individual, systems of health and community care, and the environment. These elements will be addressed through in-class sessions and a written assignment. A professional selective placement will provide opportunities for students to choose a clinical, research or professional practice placement, in line with their early career preference.
To further build and enhance transitional skills, knowledge and attributes necessary for practice as physiotherapists, students will be given opportunities to be reflective, critical and creative in addressing identified needs in their own professional practice and in a professional practice setting. Students will review Australian Physiotherapy Council standards to identify areas of need in their own professional knowledge and skills. In collaboration with clinical supervisors, students will develop learning contracts and goals to address these identified need areas in their work transition clinical placements.
Intended learning outcomes
The curriculum for the DPT has been designed around 8 Learning Outcomes under 3 elements
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice:
1. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information in the context of managing patients with complex needs in a range of settings;
2. apply a high standard of clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice and professional ethics in clinical practice;
3. devise, implement and evaluate management plans that are responsive to the individual and their families, collaborative interprofessional practice, organisational and healthcare policies and priorities, and third party and government funding agencies, systems of health and community care, and the environment; and
4. demonstrate preparation for transition from student to working as a physiotherapist in a professional practice setting.
Research and Evidence:
5. Apply and justify the implementation of evidence based practice in the context of a clinical practice; and
6. explore potential conflicts between the three dimensions of evidence based practice: person centred care, research evidence and professional experience.
Healthcare in Context:
7. Use the Australian Physiotherapy Council’s standards of practice to reflect on professional knowledge and skills, and to identify and address personal learning needs; and
8. debate barriers and enablers to knowledge translation in professional practice.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have had the opportunity to develop the DPT graduate attributes including:
- Excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, and critical and creative thinking
- Capability for reflective practice including an awareness of personal and professional strengths and limitations, and responsibility to maintain high quality professional standards
- Analytical and cognitive skills to address complex problems with sensitivity to individual, organizational and community social and cultural diversity
- Capability to participate in collaborative learning, confront unfamiliar problems, initiate and implement constructive change at an individual and community level, including their profession and/or workplace.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHTY90103 | Lifespan and Chronic Disease Practice |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHTY90112 | Sports and Manual Therapy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHTY90093 | Healthcare in Context 1 |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PHTY90101 | Research and Evidence 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Knowledge and skills covered in all 1st year, 2nd year subjects and 3rd year semester 1 DPT subjects
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Individual 1500 word written essay due end of teaching period (20%)
- Individual work transition clinic: continuous clinical assessment, during teaching period (40% in total - 35% Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) Tool, 5% Learning Contract Objectives) [Hurdle Requirement]
- Individual professional selective placement, during teaching period - Pass/Fail [Hurdle Requirement]
- Individual 1500 word reflective assignment, due end of first clinical placement (20%)
- 20 minute small group presentation on current issue in physiotherapy practice equivalent to 1500 words, equal contribution from all students, end of teaching period (20%)
Hurdle Requirements: Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) Tool and Learning Contract Objectives as part of individual work transition clinic, and individual professional selective placement.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Campus hours: 36 hours of lectures and tutorials (including case study analysis). Clinical component: 224 hours across 2 clinical placements (work transition clinic and selective clinic) of 4 weeks comprising 28 hours per week. Teaching period 15 July 2019 to 15 November 2019 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2019 Census date 16 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 October 2019 Assessment period ends 23 November 2019 July contact information
Physiotherapy
Melbourne School of Health Sciences
Alan Gilbert, Level 7, 161 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 4171
Fax: +61 3 8344 4188
Time commitment details
Approximately 280 hours Students will need to allow time for self-directed learning, with a minimum of 3 hours per week of self-directed learning and preparation for written assessment tasks.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Physiotherapy - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022