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Unit of Study CEP93002 - Advanced Professional Practice II (2020)

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  • Enrolment restriction

    To enrol in this unit you need to submit a Unit Approval Request (UAR) as this unit contains laboratory activities and/or professional experience learning that require students to fulfil certain vaccination and compliance requirements prior to attending. On receipt of the UAR, the School’s Professional Experience Unit (PEU) will then contact you to ensure you are aware of the requirements and take the necessary steps to be compliant in time for start of session. Failure to comply with requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Laboratory Activity and/or Professional Experience Learning which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/clinicalplacements.

Unit description

Consolidates the ongoing development of competencies and the ethical and professional standards that are required to become an entry level practitioner of clinical exercise physiology. Students will develop advanced skills in the application of effective exercise for all the relevant pathology domains associated with chronic conditions.

Unit content

  • The role of evidence based practice
  • Differentiation of contraindications in the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular domains
  • Professional communication
  • Principles of body mechanics and functional capacity
  • Adverse clinical symptoms
  • Referral in a multi-disciplinary context
  • Clinical placement

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2
Lismore
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 design and manage the clinical exercise therapy for clients with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular pathologies
2 recognise and follow the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Practice, standards of best practice and medico-legal framework of practice
3 critically evaluate scientific literature from a clinical perspective
4 produce professional documentation and written communication.
5 exhibit the clinical skills and competencies of a professional graduate-level Clinical Exercise Physiologist

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. design and manage the clinical exercise therapy for clients with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular pathologies
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. recognise and follow the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Practice, standards of best practice and medico-legal framework of practice
    • GA3:
  3. critically evaluate scientific literature from a clinical perspective
    • GA1:
  4. produce professional documentation and written communication.
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  5. exhibit the clinical skills and competencies of a professional graduate-level Clinical Exercise Physiologist
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hr (5 wks)
Practical session 2 hrs (5 wks)
Community/Professional placement 180 hrs (Across the session)
Assessment
Exercise Physiology competencies, including OSCE SR
Portfolio SR
Placement hours SR
Online modules SR

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hr (5 wks)
Practical session 2 hrs (5 wks)
Community/Professional placement 180 hrs (Across the session)
Assessment
Exercise Physiology competencies, including OSCE SR
Portfolio SR
Placement hours SR
Online modules SR

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