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Unit of Study NATM5011 - Professional Contexts in Naturopathic Medicine 3: Transition to Practice (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Students are required to attend on-campus classes and participate in online activities.

Unit description

This unit explores the steps students will need to take to plan and run a successful and compliant Naturopathic practice. Students will consider how advocacy, leadership and research are integrated into a contemporary naturopathic medicine practice and the role they play as a stakeholder in the naturopathic profession. Potential career pathways and professional development opportunities are also examined within the context of naturopathic medicine.  

Unit content

  1. Preparing to practice
  2. Running your practice
  3. Transitioning to independent practice
  4. Health policy and a compliant naturopathic practice
  5. Research, advocacy and leadership in naturopathic medicine
  6. Career pathways and professional development in naturopathic medicine

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Term2,4
Term2,4

Learning outcomes

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:

outline effective strategies for planning and running a successful naturopathic practice

demonstrate compliance with health policy and legal, professional, ethical standards, codes and guidelines relevant to naturopathic practice in Australia

consider how research, advocacy and leadership integrate into contemporary naturopathic medicine practice

assess possible career pathways and professional development opportunities in the context of naturopathic medicine

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