Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

303100 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 352


Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 11121 (v.5) Cardiopulmonary Science 352 or any previous version
AND
11122 (v.5) Neuroscience 352 or any previous version
AND
    303098 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 351 or any previous version
    OR
    13027 (v.3) Physiotherapy Honours Preparation 351 or any previous version
AND
303105 (v.4) Musculoskeletal Specialisation 352 or any previous version
Syllabus: Further development of basic physiotherapy competencies in professional and clinical practice and in the management of problems related to pregnancy, child birth, incontinence and ageing. Topics include models of health care, health beliefs, health behaviours, psychosocial aspects of health care communication and interpersonal skills. Clinical experience is provided. Case studies are used to consolidate and motivate student learning. Life span health issue topics include pelvic floor dysfunction, psychosocial issues in child rearing, gynaecological surgery, bladder and bowel dysfunction, models of geriatric care, functional assessment, dementia, osteoporosis, lymphoedema and community programs.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 061701 Physiotherapy
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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