SP4108 - Practicum in Clinical Exercise Physiology 1 - Musculoskel and Neuromus/Neurolog

Credit points:	06
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

This subject will provide students with the opportunity to experience the various roles of exercise physiologists in the treatment and care of individuals with neurological/neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions, and will provide exposure to the roles of other team members in rehabilitation processes, referral and communication pathways and medical record systems. Students will have opportunities to observe and work with health professionals during the design, implementation and evaluation phases of clinical exercise programs, and to learn about equipment, facilities and program planning used in clinical exercise physiology.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will understand the professional obligations and implications of clinical exercise physiology practice including codes of conduct, ethical responsibilities, mentoring, responsible reporting, legal implications, interpersonal relationships, leadership, client privacy, client consent, confidentiality and referral;
• Students will develop proficiency in the analysis and conduct of professional practice in clinical exercise physiology;
• Students will complete a working portfolio based on their clinical experience.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion.

Prerequisites:	SP3006 AND SP3007 AND SP3008 AND SP3010 AND SP3004 AND SP3005 AND SP3011 AND SP3014
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	SP5108

Availabilities
Townsville, Placement/work experience, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Miss Rebecca Sealey.
Contact hours:	180 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	working portfolio.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must attend 180 hours of clinical placement activities covering musculoskeletal and neuromuscular/neurological conditions and satisfactorily meet set assessment criteria including a satisfactory report from the clinical supervisor(s), a completed logbook and workplace reflection.

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.