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Unit of Study REHB6002 - Advanced Professional Practice II (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    24

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning/ laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/health/health-placements/. Please note Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Consolidates the ongoing development of competencies and the ethical and professional standards that are required to become an entry level practitioner of clinical exercise physiology. Students will develop advanced skills in the application of effective exercise for all the relevant pathology domains associated with chronic conditions.

Unit content

  • The role of evidence based practice
  • Differentiation of contraindications in the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular domains
  • Professional communication
  • Principles of body mechanics and functional capacity
  • Adverse clinical symptoms
  • Referral in a multi-disciplinary context
  • Clinical placement

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Tri Term2
Tri Term2
Lismore
Tri Term2
Tri Term2

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:

design and manage the clinical exercise therapy for clients with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular pathologies

recognise and follow the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Practice, standards of best practice and medico-legal framework of practice

critically evaluate scientific literature from a clinical perspective

produce professional documentation and written communication.

exhibit the clinical skills and competencies of a professional graduate-level Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Toomingas, A, Mathiassen, S, Tornqvist, E. , 2019, Occupational Physiology, CRC Press, Gavle, Sweden. ISBN: 13-978-1-4398-6697-9.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Website: https://www.essa.org.au/essa-me/professional-standards/ for Accredited Exercise Physiologist Professional Standards 

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.