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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
24
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
School/College
Unit aim
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.
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate high standards of professional and ethical practice and clinical reasoning | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Cultural competence | ||||
| 2 | conduct and interpret podiatric assessments at an advanced level | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | develop and conduct effective intervention in direct client care and case management | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 4 | develop skills to create and maintain appropriate client records, reports and other required documentation | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | demonstrate ability to participate at an advanced professional level in activities and duties relevant to a centre/service | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 6 | demonstrate and practice a high level of initiative and self-direction consistent with a beginning podiatry practitioner | Lifelong learning | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate high standards of professional and ethical practice and clinical reasoning
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA7: Cultural competence
- conduct and interpret podiatric assessments at an advanced level
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- develop and conduct effective intervention in direct client care and case management
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- develop skills to create and maintain appropriate client records, reports and other
required documentation
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate ability to participate at an advanced professional level in activities
and duties relevant to a centre/service
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- demonstrate and practice a high level of initiative and self-direction consistent
with a beginning podiatry practitioner
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.