PHYSIOTH 4007 - Physiotherapy Clinical Practice E

This course is one of six (or five for Research Honours students) clinical practice courses across different specific areas of practice. Students will have opportunity to meet competency thresholds in different practice areas for accreditation as a physiotherapist. Students will be in supervised clinical practice for five weeks and will undertake prescribed independent learning. This course will be supervised by registered physiotherapists and may be organised outside normal teaching weeks. Students will develop specific competencies in the assessment of clients' problems and needs, analysis of assessment findings, formulation of short- and long-term goals and development, implementation and evaluation of intervention plans. Students will apply specialised knowledge, cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner.