Integrated Practice 3

Integrated Practice 3 aims to equip students with the key physiotherapy-specific skills and capabilities to best prepare students for their upcoming clinical placements in a private practice setting. The areas of focus include pain neurosciences, advanced assessment and management strategies (integrating both exercise based rehabilitation and manual therapy when appropriate), technology utilisation within assessment and management protocols, and hand therapy. These skills add to the foundations of knowledge gained from previous units and will equip students with the necessary level of understanding and skill when managing these patient groups in the clinical setting across the lifespan and inclusive of people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and culturally diverse patient backgrounds. Additionally, students’ ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team will be built on by extending their understanding of roles of other healthcare professionals within the private practice setting. Lastly, students will learn about time management skills and important ethical considerations within the private practice setting.