OT4003 - Health Law and Ethics, Reflective Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Occupational Therapy

This subject will identify legislative and ethical requirements for health professionals service delivery in the community and institutional setting. Rural, remote, urban and metropolitan situations will be explored using a variety of techniques to enable reflective practice and clinical reasoning to be demonstrated. The rights and responsibilities of the individual, service provider and society at large will be explored in relation to cultural and ethnic belief systems in a multicultural society such as Australia. Students will participate in the development of core skills for professional competence i.e. effective communication, appreciation of clinical and ethical reasoning, reflective practice, critical thinking and professional practice.

Learning Outcomes

• apply clinical reasoning to conceptual thinking and reflective practice;
• demonstrate effective communication skills;
• demonstrate knowledge of relevant government legislation effecting all areas of health professional practice;
• demonstrate personal growth in legal and ethical decision making for professional service delivery in a multicultural society whether urban or rural and remote;
• identify ethical issues and apply ethical theories and professional guidelines to clinical reasoning for health professional service delivery.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:

Students must have completed all third year subjects

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 9
Census Date 09-Oct-2009
Face to face teaching 21-Sep-2009 to 16-Oct-2009 (on campus)
Coord/Lect:	Ms Yvonne Thomas.
Contact hours:	15 hours lectures 25 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	other exams (40%); facilitation of workshop activities 20%; ethical review of case study 40%; attendance and participation in module (80%) pass/fail (60%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.