CHIR20013 - Clinical Practice 6

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

Clinical Placement 6 provides you with your sixth block of practical experience within a chiropractic clinic. You will work independently while performing as a functional team member using the theoretical knowledge and practical skills developed in the previous five clinical units. You will be expected to demonstrate your increased knowledge and skill by delivering patient assessments and treatments. In addition, you will actively lead clinical decision making and management planning discussions. During this unit you will have the opportunity to have an external placement. The clinical placement experience is a valuable bridge between university and professional practice.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite:


CHIR20011 Clinical Practice 5

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 1 - 2026

Term 3 - 2026 Profile
Brisbane

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 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Portfolio 0%
3. Practical Assessment 0%

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.

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 11.43% response rate.

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.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback:
 Students (Senior interns) appreciated the improvements to the the Junior Clinic transition period but would appreciate further consolidation of the requirements.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the clinical education team and the relevant unit coordinators continue to work together to streamline the junior clinic experience for both junior and senior interns.

Action Taken:
 The Junior Clinic transition was improved this year with an additional November placement, and increased collaboration with the clinical education team, the relevant unit coordinators, and the student representatives. Feedback on the changes from staff and students was positive.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback:
 Some students felt that more structured learning materials would help them develop their clinical skills and knowledge.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the unit coordinator and clinical education team explore improving the learning materials for this unit.

Action Taken:
 Additional learning materials were presented in integrated case discussions. The topics focused on increasing exposure to practical clinical experiences when adapting to a wide range of demographics (increasing variables of the case mix).
Source: SUTE Teacher Report. In-person from students to staff and supervisors.
Feedback:
 One student provided student evaluation feedback, and multiple students have made in-person comments to staff and supervisors that Friday morning tutorials are inconvenient as they have work which is rostered on Friday mornings.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that staff continue to remind students of the academic schedule and will upload recorded tutorials when possible. Clinic hours are arranged to support Friday tutorials and other key academic activities. Importantly, guest lecturers can be difficult to reschedule, and some may request that their sessions not be recorded. When applicable, tutorial recordings are made available via Zoom.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: In-person from students and staff
Feedback:
 The 2024 Day 2 Clinical Exit Exam change to later in the term was well-received. In-clinic feedback was positive from students and staff, particularly in decreasing anxiety, and having more prompt feedback.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended to continue offering the Day 2 Clinical Exit Exam later in the term.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Independently plan and perform a patient-centered clinical assessment.
  2. Appraise clinical data to determine differential diagnoses, formulate an appropriate working diagnosis and generate an appropriate treatment plan for complex cases.
  3. Use case studies to assess the need for a patient to receive emergency care and/or referral to another healthcare professional and demonstrate appropriate management of such cases.
  4. Prepare and present a health promotion plan as part of a patient's management plan.
  5. Explain a diagnosis and treatment plan to a patient, and produce professional written reports using effective communication skills.
  6. Independently and consistently comply with the duty of care of a primary health care practitioner and the Chiropractic Code of Conduct.

Even though this unit goes beyond the Chiropractic Council on Education Australasia's (CCEA) minimum standards, the Learning Outcomes address the majority of elements and performance indicators of those Accreditation Standards: Unit 3 Professional Interaction, Unit 6 Patient Assessment, Unit 7 Diagnostic Decision Making, Unit 8 Planning of Patient Care, and Unit 9 Implementation of Care. There will be some elements addressed from Unit 10 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Unit 11 Professional Scientific Development.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Knowledge • • • • • •
2 - Communication • • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • •
4 - Research • • •
5 - Self-management • • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • • • •
7 - Leadership • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • • • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • • • • •