Overview
An evidence-based approach to professional practice where students integrate theory and practice with an emphasis on physiotherapy management in the community/primary care setting.
About this paper
Paper title | Physiotherapy Clinical Practice 6 |
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Subject | Physiotherapy |
EFTS | 0.2 |
Points | 24 points |
Teaching period(s) | Full Year (29 January 2024 - 1 November 2024)
(On campus)
Full Year (29 January 2024 - 1 November 2024) (On campus) Full Year (29 January 2024 - 1 November 2024) (On campus) 4th Non standard period (15 July 2024 - 6 September 2024) (On campus) 5th Non standard period (9 September 2024 - 1 November 2024) (On campus) 6th Non standard period (1 January 2024 - 9 February 2024) (On campus) 7th Non standard period (9 September 2024 - 1 November 2024) (On campus) 8th Non standard period (1 January 2024 - 9 February 2024) (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,825.60 |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BPhty
- Contact
Chris Higgs(chris.higgs@otago.ac.nz)
- More information link
- View more information on the School of Physiotherapy's website
- Teaching staff
Clinical Education Programme Lead: Chris Higgs
Paper Co-ordinator: Chris Higgs
Centre Co-ordinator (Dunedin): Rebecca Armstrong
Centre Co-ordinator (Christchurch): Heather Patterson
Centre Co-ordinator (Wellington): Liz Kemp- Paper Structure
Six-week placements in which clinical practice is undertaken full time in a variety of practice settings.
Students are based in one of the Dunedin, Christchurch or Wellington Centres or associated Clinical Hubs.
- Teaching Arrangements
Students are supervised in their placements by clinical supervisors. Additional teaching is undertaken prior to and in between placements in Professional Studies Weeks.
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On meeting the requirements to pass the paper, the student will be able to practise physiotherapy autonomously at an entry level. Specifically, the student will be able to demonstrate:
- The knowledge base appropriate to community physiotherapy management
- The ability to communicate, observe, assess and interpret findings relevant to the clinical environment
- Clinical reasoning skills relevant to the clinical environment
- An appropriate level of skill in carrying out the physiotherapy management
- The ability to adapt the ongoing management appropriately
- Professionalism
- Reflective processes in order to evaluate clinical practice
- Critical review of literature and ongoing learning that will inform changes in practice