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PHS403 Rural and Remote Physiotherapy (8)

Abstract

'Rural and Remote Physiotherapy' is a defining, capstone level subject within the Bachelor of Physiotherapy program. It is the final subject in a series of core subjects including PHS100, PHS250 and PHS350. This subject aims to extend students' understanding of rural and remote health care and ensure their readiness for graduate practice in this area. Students will engage with Indigenous Australian community members and Physiotherapists working in rural and remote Australia. This subject will require students to form partnerships with Indigenous Australian communities, further developing their knowledge about how to work respectfully with, and learn from, Indigenous Australian people. This subject will extend students' knowledge of, and skills in, planning effective service delivery to local communities. Students will plan innovative, feasible and sustainable models of physiotherapy service delivery that can be implemented in rural and remote locations in Australia.  They will also extend their skills in collaborative practice, digital technologies, service planning and financial management.    

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 2
InternalAlbury-Wodonga Campus
InternalOrange Campus
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHS403
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Community Health

Enrolment restrictions

Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
Prerequisite(s)
PHS401

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to critique historical physiotherapy service delivery in rural and remote Australia
  • be able to create innovative strategies reflecting the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights to improve access to, and sustainability of, physiotherapy services in rural and remote communities
  • be able to critically evaluate the challenges, barriers and enablers to accessing healthcare, to inform the development of a culturally safe physiotherapy service model in rural and remote Australia, and present this proposal to stakeholders
  • be able to apply methods for building respectful, collaborative partnerships with all rural and remote communities, including Indigenous Australian people and their communities, to create culturally safe physiotherapy services for all
  • be able to devise strategies to improve the accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality of health services for Indigenous Australian individuals and communities
  • be able to reflect upon their own leadership style and identify key leadership characteristics and strategies for their own improvement (including ideas for professional development and networking)
  • be able to demonstrate appropriate decision making after having considered all relevant legal, professional, ethical standards and codes of physiotherapy practice
  • be able to demonstrate effective collaboration with peers to create and deliver effective evidenced based presentations to key stakeholders
  • be able to encourage, guide and motivate others to operate efficiently and effectively in the practice context within legal and ethical frameworks

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
  • United Nations Declaration of Human Rights for Indigenous peoples, and other human rights instruments
  • Frameworks for leadership, reflexivity and reflection on practice
  • Networking: developing community partnerships; developing professional relationships
  • Social media and its appropriate use for professional networking
  • Critical examination of cultural competency for the self-reflective practitioner
  • Project development and presentation to key stakeholders
  • Physiotherapy service delivery - historical; funding models; public/private/public-private partnerships; benchmarking; evaluation; and financial management of service delivery
  • Scope of physiotherapy practice
  • Historical and critical view of physiotherapy service delivery in rural and remote Australia
  • Resilience and self-care in complex and challenging workplace environments

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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 12 August 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.