School of Community Health

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Community Engagement - Health

Client Tutor program

Members of our community who have significant communication issues following neurogenic damage are employed by CSU over an eleven week period to teach small groups of 3rd year speech pathology students about their life experiences. In addition to having been of media interest, this innovation in clinical education has been the subject of several research articles.

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Parent Tutor program

Members of our community who have a child or children with significant disabilities that compromise their communication are employed by CSU over a six week period to teach small groups of 2nd year speech pathology students about their life experiences. In addition to having been of media interest, this innovation has been the subject of several research articles. An intensely rewarding outcome of this project last year was the student-based production of a movie ‘Lucas' Star Wars: Attack of the Webbs', which resulted in George Lucas, the originator of the Star Wars series, in sending autographed statuettes to the children, and a letter congratulating all concerned with the movie. The School of Community Health hosted the red-carpet premiere of the film at its Nowik Auditorium in November 2005.

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South West Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service (SWBIRS)

Multiple research initiatives involving collaborative work by clinicians and academics.

Participation Project Website

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Spastic Centre

Clinical education: training and sponsorship of allied health students with an interest in paediatrics. Also interdisciplinary workshops for professional development of clinical educators

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Ovens and King Community Health Service

The development of the community capacity building placement (this involves OT, Physio, Speech and Pod). This involves our students being involved in conducting physical and communication assessments in various towns covered by the Health Service. 

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Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

This participatory action research is a collaborative project between an academic staff member and occupational therapy practitioners (at the). It aims to explore and then change the researchers' practice of occupational therapy so that the practice is improved and is more in accordance with the vision of occupational therapy best practice. The research is assisting those involved, to be more aware of the influences upon practice, and importantly how occupational therapists can transcend limitations within the practice environment so that they are more articulate about the valuable contribution that occupational therapy has to make to the health of all. 

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Friends of Woodstock

A collaborative partnership is being established to enhance the research capabilities of staff from the Friends of Woodstock and develop students' understanding of working with people with disabilities and their families and carers.  Research projects initiated by this partnership aim to enhance life of people with disabilities.

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Department of Health Victoria

Research to develop innovative interdisciplinary clinical education 

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Rural Allied Health Locum Program