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Unit of Study MWF20005 - Midwifery Continuity Partnerships C (2014)

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    It is strongly recommended that you have completed the following unit prior to enrolling in this unit: MWF20002 - Midwifery Continuity Partnerships B Residential Session has strict attendance requirements. Refer Assessment Information.

Unit description

Enables students to commence, sustain and reflect upon further continuity experiences. The importance of self-care and life balance is explored. Skills and challenges of working in teams are discussed. Legal issues concerning working in organisations are presented and discussed. Reflective practice is used to learn from experience.

Unit content

Module 1: Self Care for the Midwife

Module 2: Working in Teams

Module 3: Organisational Legal Issues

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 N/A

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 reflect and learn from their experiences of providing continuity of care of childbearing women and their families
2 evaluate the effects of continuity experiences on the midwife and develop self-care, resiliency strategies
3 work effectively and harmoniously in teams and develop appropriate assertiveness skills
4 discuss the law that applies to organisations and their employees.

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

  1. reflect and learn from their experiences of providing continuity of care of childbearing women and their families
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  2. evaluate the effects of continuity experiences on the midwife and develop self-care, resiliency strategies
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
  3. work effectively and harmoniously in teams and develop appropriate assertiveness skills
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
  4. discuss the law that applies to organisations and their employees.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:

Prescribed learning resources

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