Overview
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to define the role of an Allied Health professional and their scope of practice within the Australian healthcare system. Additionally, this unit will provide you with foundation knowledge about the impact of living with an illness, injury or disability as it relates to physical, emotional and social functioning. You will learn about the pragmatic and emotional adaptation processes involved, and be introduced to the use of an internationally accepted health care model which facilitates participation in wider society.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Have your Say
The guest speakers were great, as they were able to provide insight into each of their specialisations.
It is recommended that the guest speakers continue to be involved in this unit and they they provide students with not only insight into their specialisation, but also how their specialisation contributes to multi-disciplinary Allied Health teams and practices.
Feedback from Have your Say
The assessment task needed to be returned to students much sooner than it was.
All assessment tasks should be returned to students within 2 weeks, in accordance with CQUniversity policy. It is recommended that the use of additional markers be explored for the future.
- Define the varied roles, characteristics and scope of practice of an Allied Health professional
- Describe the communication skills required to promote client-centred and culturally sensitive interaction in health care settings
- Use the International Classification of Function to describe the lived experience of a person with a disability, illness or injury
- Explain the relevant legal and ethical framework that support safe practice.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.schneiders@cqu.edu.au
m.muscat@cqu.edu.au
j.springer@cqu.edu.au
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1 Written Assessment
For this assessment task you will be required to:
- Choose a case study, where you will write a reflective account using a structured framework, about a First Nations Australian client’s lived experience of a health inequity issue, from your allied health discipline perspective.
- Examine and reflect on one’s own worldview and values, including biases and the implications for health care practice for the First Nations Australian client.
- Identify and explain the relevance of determinants of health to the First Nations Australian client’s lived experience of a health inequity issue.
- Identity and discuss relevant ethical frameworks to ensure culturally safe health care for First Nations Australians.
Week 8 Monday (6 May 2019) 9:00 am AEST
Week 10 Monday (20 May 2019)
This assessment task, complete with detailed individual feedback, will be returned within 2 weeks from the date of submission.
This assessment will be graded according to the following criteria:
Overall Layout, Structure and Presentation
- Adherence to reflective framework.
- Quality of written communication including correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Content
- Identifies and questions own biases, stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or assumptions and define new modes of thinking in relation to delivery of healthcare to First Nations Australians.
- Identification and understanding of how the determinants of health impact the First Nations Australian client’s lived experience of the health inequity issue.
- Identify and discusses connections between learning experience, and/or past life experiences of ethical practice for cultural safety healthcare for First Nations Australians, and your future allied health care practice.
Research and Referencing
- Concept and ideas are evidenced by wider reading and citation of appropriate scholarly literature.
- Appropriate referencing with APA format.
- Define the varied roles, characteristics and scope of practice of an Allied Health professional
- Describe the communication skills required to promote client-centred and culturally sensitive interaction in health care settings
- Use the International Classification of Function to describe the lived experience of a person with a disability, illness or injury
- Explain the relevant legal and ethical framework that support safe practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
