OT4003 - Health Law and Ethics for OT Professional Practice
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
This subject will critically examine legislative and ethical aspects of health service delivery with a particular focus on occupational therapy and rural and remote practice. A variety of ethical issues will be analysed through the application of professional reasoning, ethical principles and theories and legal obligations. The interface between rights and responsibilities of service users, service providers and society as a whole will be explored in relation to their application to occupational therapy practice. Attention will be paid to the ethical requirements embedded within culturally-safe health care practice in rural and remote settings. Students participating in this subject will develop the advanced knowledge and skills in critical thinking, ethical reasoning and reflective practice needed to negotiate complex practice situations in health care.
Learning Outcomes
- integrate professional reasoning to conceptual thinking and reflective practice;
- demonstrate effective, cohesive and persuasive written and oral communication;
- critically evaluate and apply relevant government legislation effecting all areas of health professional practice;
- demonstrate reflective insight into legal and ethical decision making for professional service delivery in a multicultural society whether urban or rural and remote;
- deconstruct ethical issues through the application of ethical principles, theories and professional guidelines to inform professional reasoning and health service delivery.
| Prerequisites: | Students must have completed all third year subjects |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PS4003 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 23-Aug-2018 | |
| Face to face teaching (on campus) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Daniel Lowrie. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); facilitation of workshop activities 20%; ethical review of case study 40%; (60%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | In order to pass this subject, you must: (1) attend and participate in 80% of the workshops and seminars; (2) submit all pieces of assessment; (3) achieve a minimum average of 50% across all assessment pieces; (4) achieve a minimum of 50% on the oral examination (viva). |
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.