PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM C

EXS5PPC

2016

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will complete 140 hours of professional placement within an approved health organisation. These hours will go towards the requirements for obtaining Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) status from Exercise and Sports Science Australia. Your professional skills, along with patient communication, assessment and clinical exercise prescription skills will be developed under direct supervision from appropriately qualified and experienced clinicians working in a range of healthcare settings.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Carolyn Taylor

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must have passed two of subjects EXS4ACD and EXS4AND and EXS4AMD.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Develop effective communication strategies (verbal and non-verbal) for communicating with patients, medical and allied health professionals.

Activities:: Professional placements will provide opportunities to engage in communication with patients and health professionals.

02. Prepare, explain, implement and evaluate clinical exercise interventions for individuals with pathology consistent with those listed in the AEP Scope of Practice.

Activities:: Professional placement will provide an opportunity to prescribe, lead and monitor exercise interventions.

03. Critically interpret and stratify risk factors, indicators and contra-indicators, and manage emergency situations.

Activities:: Professional placement will provide an opportunity assess risk factors and indicators for exercise.

04. Evaluate current professional abilities, areas for development and relate these to expected requirements as an Accredited Exercise Pphysiologist.

Activities:: Continuous personal reflection while on placement and development of a job application including a cover letter, resume and response to selection criteria.

Bendigo, 2016, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Carolyn Taylor

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 31 - 43
One 20.0 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Practicum C will delivered in block mode. Students are required to complete 20 days of practicum within the 5 week block. Practicum allocation will be advised via InPlace."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
20-minute scenario-based practical competency assessment	Hurdle assessment item	20	02
Clinical performance assessment (equivalent to 2,500 words)	Assessment is conducted by agency clinical supervisors via the Exercise Physiology Clinical Assessment tool.	40	01, 02, 03
Online reflective journal (2,000 words).		30	02, 01, 03
Job application (1000 words)		10	04

Bendigo, 2016, Week 45-51, Day