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Unit of Study PDT40001 - Advanced Fieldwork (Podiatry) (2020)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains laboratory activities and/or professional experience learning that require students to fulfil certain vaccination and compliance requirements prior to attending. As some of these can take up to 5 months to complete, you must prepare now. Failure to comply with these 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

Enables students to demonstrate clinical reasoning and reflective practice at an advanced and complex level. Students undertake learning experiences to consolidate and further develop professional behaviours and competencies, and integrate and apply theory and skills. 

Unit content

Students will apply the skills and knowledge acquired throughout their degree whilst undertaking professional experience placements in urban, regional, rural or remote settings. Students complete a 400 hour advanced fieldwork placement under the supervision of one or more podiatry clinicians. 

Students will undertake self reflection and independent professional development in line with their learning goals for the unit.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
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 demonstrate high standards of professional and ethical practice and clinical reasoning
2 conduct and interpret podiatric assessments at an advanced level
3 develop and conduct effective intervention in direct client care and case management
4 develop skills to create and maintain appropriate client records, reports and other required documentation
5 demonstrate ability to participate at an advanced professional level in activities and duties relevant to a centre/service
6 demonstrate and practice a high level of initiative and self-direction consistent with a beginning podiatry practitioner

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

  1. demonstrate high standards of professional and ethical practice and clinical reasoning
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. conduct and interpret podiatric assessments at an advanced level
    • GA4:
  3. develop and conduct effective intervention in direct client care and case management
    • GA4:
  4. develop skills to create and maintain appropriate client records, reports and other required documentation
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate ability to participate at an advanced professional level in activities and duties relevant to a centre/service
    • GA5:
  6. demonstrate and practice a high level of initiative and self-direction consistent with a beginning podiatry practitioner
    • GA5:

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