PTY305 Physiotherapy for Aging and Disability

What is this course about?

Description

This course will equip you to assess and treat clients who are aging or have a disability in a safe, effective, and evidence-based manner within a rehabilitation and community context. You will apply knowledge and skills to assist clients to manage chronic health conditions and disability, and to maximise their health, functional independence, and quality of life. You will also extend your understanding and skills in working with clients, carers and other health professionals to optimise client care, and to prevent injury, illness, disease, and/or exacerbations.

How will this course be delivered?

Course Topics

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

PTY300 and PTY301 and enrolled in BH001

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

Details of early feedback on progress

Students will receive formative feedback during laboratory sessions and fieldwork visit, and in relation to fieldwork report and subjective examination which will inform future assessments. 

Assessment tasks

There are 3 parts to this written assignment:

1. Fieldwork report (due week 4)
- completed checklist of tasks and 4 hours of fieldwork with supervisor verification/signature 
- clinical experience log (deidentified)
- use templates provided on SONIA
- contributes 5% towards course grade 

2. Subjective examination notes (deidentified)
- clinical documentation of client interview during fieldwork visit
- max 500 words, contributes 10% towards course grade

3. Case Study Analyses and Physiotherapy Recommendations (deidentified)
- consideration of client strengths/abilities, problems/priorities and context using ICF framework
- evidence-based recommendations for future physiotherapy assessment and treatment 
- explain rationale and benefits of interprofessional collaboration for client care 
- ISBAR handover and referral to physiotherapist and another health professional 
- max 1000 words, contributes 15% towards course grade

15-minute education and exercise session (integrated within lab classes in weeks 10-12)

90 minutes (plus 15 minutes reading time)

Assessment to competency mapping

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

Schedule

Module 1: Health, Aging and Disability

Workshops, online learning, laboratory sessions
Interprofessional Workshops

Module 2: Older Adults and Physiotherapy

Workshops, online learning, laboratory sessions
Residential Aged Care Visit (Fieldwork)

Module 3: Chronic Disability and Physiotherapy

Workshops, online learning, laboratory sessions
Health Consumer Workshops

Module 4: Health Care Services, Funding and Residential Care

Workshops, online learning, laboratory sessions
Education and Exercise Sessions (Student-led)

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

You need regular access to the resource(s) below. Many texts are available as ebooks through the Library at no additional cost.

Specific requirements

To enrol in this course, students are required to meet "Fit for placement" requirements. Students also will be required to wear their physiotherapy clinical uniform for practical assessments and fieldwork and also bring their stethoscope, study notes and writing materials. Fieldwork visits to clinic sites and residential aged care settings will likely be scheduled in week 3, although some student visits may be scheduled in week 4 if required. Students will need to attend their allocated fieldwork placement as per allocation in SONIA. Students are responsible for all costs associated with attending clinical placement, including transport.

Standard PTY course requirements for practical classes (e.g. comply with OH&S, manual handing, infection control; be prepared for disrobing and hands on practice with peers; clinical uniform for practical assessments; inform tutor of any pain or injuries or illnesses affecting participation). Classes at Sunshine Coast Health Institute also require students to be vaccinated against COVID 19 and be inducted to the site.

Please note: Students also need to complete a clinical experience log related to fieldwork experience using SONIA template (as per clinical placements). This is a program and accreditation requirement.

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale

Students will be eligible to undertake one resit examination if they fail their OSCE assessment item. They will receive a maximum of 50% on their second attempt. Students must achieve 50% in their OSCE to pass the course and progress to graduate level clinical placements.

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.

The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty

Links to relevant University policy and procedures

For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:

• Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
• Review of Assessment and Final Grades
• Supplementary Assessment
• Central Examinations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Conduct
• Students with a Disability

For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

Student Charter

UniSC is committed to excellence in teaching, research and engagement in an environment that is inclusive, inspiring, safe and respectful. The Student Charter sets out what students can expect from the University, and what in turn is expected of students, to achieve these outcomes.

General Enquiries

For course-specific questions, contact your teaching staff or Course Coordinator.  

For other enquiries or to access support, please contact Student Central: 

• UniSC Student Central
• UniSC Adelaide Student Central