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PTY5133 Community Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Credit Points: 15
Prerequisites:
PTY5113 Physiotherapy for Neonates to Adolescents
and
PTY5116 Chronic Disease, Chronic Pain and Vocational Rehabilitation
and
PTY5117 Physiotherapy in Gerontology
and
PTY5118 Men's and Women's Health for Physiotherapists
As well as one of the following
PTY5110 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice 1
or
PTY5129 Musculo-Skeletal Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
As well as one of the following
PTY5111 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice 2
or
PTY5130 Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
As well as one of the following
PTY5115 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice 3
or
PTY5131 Neurological Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
 
Description:

In this unit, students will consolidate their theory with practice and, during the course of the practicum, build their expertise in managing a professional caseload to the standard of an entry-level physiotherapist in the community setting or with a primary health care focus. This practicum may involve a rural or remote clinical experience and could include working in a rural private practice or hospital, taking community physiotherapy classes or delivering physiotherapy services to clients in their homes.



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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014