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Unit of Study CMM81003 - Professional and Psychosocial Issues of Diabetes Education (2014)

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Unit description

Develops knowledge and skills in the psychosocial aspects of practice including theories of client self management. Students will also understand their scope of practice and the role of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association [ADEA]. Students further develop their expertise in working with a variety of clients and families from various cultures and backgrounds, including paediatrics, elderly and indigenous people. In addition, students must complete 50 hours of clinical practicum within an approved diabetes service to consolidate their learning as clinicians.

Unit content

Topic 1: The role of the ADEA
Topic 2: The credentialing process and mentoring
Topic 3: Legal and ethical issues of insulin adjustment
Topic 4: Scope of practice
Topic 5: Self management, counselling and motivational interviewing
Topic 6: Cultural issues and managing clients from various backgrounds
Topic 7: Advocacy and working with families and carers
Topic 8: Working with clients with mental health issues
Topic 9: Working in a diabetes service clinical placement
Topic 10: Working with paediatrics, adolescents and the elderly
Topic 11: Working in specialist’s clinics within the clinical setting, including group and individual education and teaching

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 2 Session 2,  2

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 work within the scope of practice of the diabetes educator, and students own primary discipline. Understand the role of the ADEA and begin working towards credentialing as a diabetes educator clinician
2 comply with legal and ethical regulations, policies and guidelines relating to current practice
3 summarise the psychological issues for clients with a diagnosis of diabetes and the barriers to clients self management
4 employ counselling skills and techniques for clients and explore motivational interviewing
5 manage diabetes in an indigenous community and issues for clients from other cultures and backgrounds
6 complete clinical placement and clearly identify learning goals and outcomes
7 manage issues of living with diabetes within various groups, including elderly, adolescents, non-English speaking clients and with the families and carers of clients.

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

  1. work within the scope of practice of the diabetes educator, and students own primary discipline. Understand the role of the ADEA and begin working towards credentialing as a diabetes educator clinician
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. comply with legal and ethical regulations, policies and guidelines relating to current practice
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. summarise the psychological issues for clients with a diagnosis of diabetes and the barriers to clients self management
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. employ counselling skills and techniques for clients and explore motivational interviewing
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. manage diabetes in an indigenous community and issues for clients from other cultures and backgrounds
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. complete clinical placement and clearly identify learning goals and outcomes
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  7. manage issues of living with diabetes within various groups, including elderly, adolescents, non-English speaking clients and with the families and carers of clients.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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