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Unit of Study OSTP3004 - Osteopathic Practice in Musculoskeletal and Occupational Rehabilitation (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

Unit description

Provides students with an understanding of and competency in applying the principles and practice of musculoskeletal and workplace rehabilitation.  This unit also aims to develop advanced clinical reasoning while integrating the osteopathic principles and practices into patient care. Simulated clinical cases are used to develop clinical reasoning and practical skills.  

Unit content

  1. Application of the biopsychosocial model of health and illness
  2. Principles of musculoskeletal rehabilitation
  3. Principles of manual handling
  4. Functional capacity assessment
  5. Principles of occupational/workplace rehabilitation
  6. Workplace rehabilitation framework

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Dual Term3
Dual Term3
Lismore
Dual Term3
Dual Term3

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:

apply the biopsychosocial model for clinical management and musculoskeletal and workplace rehabilitation

develop rational clinical reasoning and problem solving skills in the construction of management plans for simulated patient cases common to osteopathic practice

develop knowledge of the principles of musculoskeletal and workplace rehabilitation

demonstrate competency in constructing and applying appropriate return to work management plans for patients based on the principles of workplace rehabilitation

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