PHTY72-413: Physiotherapy: Clinical Practice Unit 4

This is the fourth clinical practice unit in a series of six sequential clinical practice units. This is a five-week full-time (38-40 hours per week) clinical practice subject designed to provide opportunities for students to develop effective communication skills and an empathic and client-centred approach in the management of clients. Clients across the lifespan will be considered wherever appropriate. Clinical educators will facilitate the students' learning about the practical clinical environment: how to work effectively in a health care team and how to examine, diagnose and plan treatment and management. The emphasis of the clinical experience will be one of the following: inpatient or outpatient clients with neurological, orthopaedic or age-related disorders requiring rehabilitation; Inpatient or outpatient clients with orthopaedic or musculoskeletal disorders of all regions; inpatient or outpatient clients with cardiorespiratory disorders; adult or geriatric clients requiring physiotherapy care in community or disability services, aged care, or private practice settings; and any combination of the above. An evidence based approach will form the basis for this subject. Students will be provided with extensive opportunities to reflect on their clinical learning and their ability to integrate knowledge and skills from previous subjects into this clinical practice subject.