Physiotherapy Clinical Practice D

Overview

This clinical placement unit integrates, consolidates and provides opportunity for students to apply advanced knowledge and skills to achieve competencies across all areas of physiotherapy practice ready for entry to practice.

Learning outcomes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Recognition of clinical presentations and physical manifestations in common neurological, orthopaedic/musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, men’s/women’s health and paediatric conditions
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Systematic and evidence-informed approaches to the subjective and physical assessment of neurological, cardiorespiratory, orthopaedic/musculoskeletal, men’s/women’s health and paediatric conditions
• Short- and long-term goal setting
• Evidence-based research for the differential diagnosis and management of common neurological, cardiorespiratory and orthopaedic/musculoskeletal conditions
• Radiological features and findings of common neurological, cardiorespiratory, orthopaedic/musculoskeletal, men’s/women’s health and paediatric conditions
• Therapeutic exercise prescription and their progression.
   

*Minimum requirement to pass this unit are 160 hours of mandatory supervised clinical placement.