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CHIR13005 - Chiropractic Approaches To Improve Community Wellbeing

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course provides declarative and procedural knowledge relevant to the practice of chiropractic in the fields of Green Flags (heralthy dietary choices, spinal health, healthy sleep, exercise, sexual health, mental fitness), Orange Flags (substance abuse, smoking, alcohol, stress, accidents, environmental risk exposure) and Red Flags (hypertension, hyperpipidaemia, abdominal obesity, osteopaenia, cancer prevention). Strategies are presented to improve health literacy and individual motivation accross the human life-cycle within a community context. Practical application at pre-professional level is offered as a variety of elective activities the learner may select, from international study tours, especially with partners of the University in Asia, to university-endorsed industry-specific meetings including with the peak professional body for chiropractors in Australia, and to regional and local engagement selected from a range of university-approved health-care providers.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

CHIR11001 Introduction to Chiropractic

And

CHIR12001 Chiropractic Assessment of the Spine

 

Co-requisites:

CHIR13001 Clinical Skills – Neurology and Orthopaedics

And

CHIR13002 Head and Neck Presentations in Chiropractic Practice

 

Additional Note:

It is recommended that students have completed CHIR12002 Neuroanatomy and Systemic Pathology and CHIR12003 Head and Neck Presentations in Chiropractic Practice prior to enrolling in this course.

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2014

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2014

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 60%
2. Professional Practice Placement 20%
3. Presentation 20%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Communicate relevant health information effectively to different communities and industry groups.
  2. Identify gaps in your skills base relevant to industry and community engagement and devise learning activities to address them.
  3. Make informed decisions on areas of health practice and engagement in various settings for further study.

LO1 links to CCEA Competency Element 1.2 Public Health Concepts with the Performance Indicators: Understanding of health problems during special life periods including ageing, paediatrics and adolescence; recognition of the role that chiropractors can play in overall public health practice, including public hospitals; understanding the special areas of women’s and men’s health and the cultural aspects of public health; and understanding the concept of increasing the patient’s responsibility for his/her own health care.

LO2 links to (a) CCEA Competency Element 11.1 Develops a personal ability to seek out and apply scientific information with the Performance Indicators: Ability to critically appraise the literature and apply evidence-based problem solving in practice; understand the on-going necessity for continuing education; demonstrate communication skills, an ability to speak in public and give a case presentation with an adequate literature review; and show an understanding of research methods and their significance in modern health care; and (b) to CCEA Competency Element 3.1 Awareness of professional ethos, organisation and history with the Performance Indicators: Is aware of the profession’s special characteristics, aspirations and strengths; is aware of the profession’s organisations locally, nationally and internationally; and of its relations to other professions and organisations, e.g WHO; is aware of the major historical mile posts of the profession, both locally and internationally.

LO4 links to CCEA Competency Element 3.2 Awareness of professionalism with the Performance Indicators: Assesses personal standards of practice; and recognises the need for self-directedness in further and continuing education to extend knowledge and refine skills.

 

 

 

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Professional Practice Placement • •
3 - Presentation • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Professional Practice Placement • • • •
3 - Presentation • • •