Integrated Professional Practice A (PHTY90117)

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to: 

• Critically reflect on own cultural self, worldviews and cultural and social determinants including the impact of colonisation upon the Indigenous experience of physiotherapy
• Analyse the role of physiotherapy within the Australian and global healthcare contexts and identify the ethical and legal standards of physiotherapy practice and the mechanisms of accountability for patient and therapist safety within the profession.
• Identify and reflect on the internal and external factors that influence your own well-being and learning style to inform development of strategies for self-care and self-regulated learning practice in the physiotherapy learning context.     
• Identify key components of culturally safe practice and demonstrate skills and knowledge of cross-cultural communication
• Apply a biopsychosocial model of health to enhance patient-centered care including the ability to develop a therapeutic alliance, demonstrate effective communication skills and strategies to enhance health literacy
• Apply a clinical reasoning framework to apply knowledge of anatomy, pathophysiology, neuroscience, condition specific information and patient-centered care to critically select and justify appropriate assessment tools (across the domains of impairment, activity and participation) in individuals with health conditions across the lifespan
• Analyse human movement across the lifespan and apply knowledge of kinesiology and biomechanics of movement to interpret joint and muscle function and to recognize variations that can contribute to pain or injury.
• Effectively source, critically appraise and interpret (measurement outcome) research studies for the validity of their conclusions to contemporary physiotherapy clinical practice
• Identify the personal and environmental factors that influence a client's health behaviours and motivation to exercise at an appropriate and safe level and to implement strategies to facilitate engagement with exercise programs to achieve optimal health outcomes across the lifespan.
• Select and apply appropriate interventions to facilitate active engagement and health behaviour change for individuals living with or at risk of developing a chronic health condition, including motivational interviewing.
• Integrate prior knowledge, including pathophysiology and psychosocial theory to inform appropriate exercise prescription for individuals, groups and specific populations across the life span and health and impairment continuum.

Generic skills

• the ability to identify and address their own learning needs;
• the ability to give effective feedback to colleagues in order to help them improve their performances;
• Responding constructively to feedback
• Recognising personal, spiritual, cultural or religious beliefs in others
• Accessing new knowledge from all sources, to analyse and interpret it in a critical manner, and to apply it appropriately
• Understanding and respecting the rights of including choice, dignity and privacy
• Identifying and addressing personal learning needs
• Communicating empathy, compassion, honesty, integrity and altruism
• Applying the principles of reflective practice
• Communicating with people from diverse backgrounds including the ability to listen to, respond to, inform and understand others' perspective