This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
This a 100% clinically based subject, which has a practicum consisting of two blocks of 5 week clinical placement in two separate locations. This practicum is where students are required to gain experience in the management of clinical cases. They will be expected, under collaborative supervision, to develop skills and abilities in client assessment and diagnostic decision making, care planning, implementation and evaluation. Students will also be required to demonstrate the achievement of entry level professional and clinical competence as defined by the 2009 Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) entry level competency, as assessed by the Accredited Practicing Dietitian supervising the placement.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.
SY/US
One session
School of Dentistry and Health Sciences
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) students only
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) (Honours)
- the application of evidence based guidelines in dietetic practice
- communication in clinical practice
- nutritional assessments
- interpretation and analysis of assessment findings
- nutrition diagnosis
- development of a nutritional care plan
- implementation of nutrition intervention strategies
- case management
- evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of nutrition interventions
- principles of professional practice
This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.