Rehabilitation for Women's Health (REHB90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
Contact information
Term 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | Term 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This online subject provides students with the opportunity to build a deep understanding of the safe and effective application of rehabilitation principles to meet the health needs of women. Attention is focused on conditions affecting women specifically from young adulthood through to their reproductive and older years. Students will develop an extended knowledge of pathophysiology and clinical presentations that typically affect women’s experience of women’s health. Students will use an evidence-informed framework for their analysis and synthesis of recent literature and contextual factors that influence clinical practice across the lifespan.
All students will complete foundational work that will explore the typical physiological changes occurring in women from young adulthood through to the reproductive and older years.
Students will then choose 2 from 3 streams that best meets their learning interests and/or practice needs. These streams are:
1. Young women stream focuses on a deeper exploration of the physical, psychological and cultural expressions of adolescent development and the rehabilitation of clinical conditions associated with adolescence e.g. dysmenorrhea, female athlete triad.
2. Fertile women stream comprises of an exploration of fertility and infertility. There will be a focus on physical and psychological changes occurring during the childbearing year and post-natal recovery and appropriate rehabilitation.
3. Older women stream will focus on the physiology and psychology of the maturing woman including the effects of physical activity on the ageing musculoskeletal system, and the management of conditions associated with advancing age e.g. incontinence, bone health.
All students will then focus on the application of rehabilitation theory to practice. Students will critically review literature and with an understanding of the needs of the individual and her engagement within a group program will solve contextually relevant rehabilitation challenges for women.
Intended learning outcomes
The curriculum is designed around three elements which provide both horizontal and vertical integration throughout the program.
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
- Describe the structures and functions unique to the female body, with particular reference to the maturation of body systems from young adulthood to older age.
- Explain the pathophysiology of common conditions that influence women's health experience and critically discuss how rehabilitation can ameliorate these conditions.
- Critically assess and analyse the health-related needs of individuals, groups and/or health populations for exercise interventions, recognising the personal and environmental circumstances that influence functional capability and participation preferences.
- Analyse and synthesise literature to address the rehabilitation needs of individuals and groups of women with common conditions.
Evidence and Innovation
- Select and critically justify appropriate outcome measures to evaluate the efficacy of rehabilitation interventions for women at all life stages from young adulthood to older years.
- Critically evaluate emerging therapies, technologies and innovations that are designed to assist women to maintain their health and wellness.
Clinical Practice in Context
- Discuss how contextual factors including social, ethics and policy, influence clinical practice and how these factors can be managed promote 'best practice' rehabilitation in women's health.
- Design and deliver an evidence-informed program for a specific women's condition/issue within your practice context.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have had the opportunity to develop the skills associated with:
- Applying knowledge and reasoning skills to complex problems in a range of contexts
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Inquiry and creative solutions to challenges in their practice context
- Awareness of and appropriate responsiveness to the social and cultural diversity in their practice and ensuring cultural safety for rehabilitation consumers and workers from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
- Self-assurance and confidence in their knowledge, yet flexible, adaptable and aware of their limitations
Additionally, Australian students will have an understanding of and deep respect for Indigenous knowledge, culture and values.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Graduate level knowledge of the health care system and professional role consistent with a bachelor program in a health care science.
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Contribution to online discussions
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Online quiz
| Week 3 | 20% |
Individual Presentation
| Week 7 | 20% |
Written assignment
| Week 9 | 40% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Coordinator Elise Fraser Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Wholly online subject Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 25 April 2022 Pre teaching requirements There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to: 1. View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student participation expectations 2. Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program 3 . Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and 4. Complete one online task, which will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject. These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject. Teaching period 2 May 2022 to 26 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 26 April 2022 Census date 20 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 June 2022 Assessment period ends 3 July 2022 Term 2 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation Science Course Master of Rehabilitation Science - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 4 March 2025