Course Title: Provide leadership in promoting effective and professional work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: EMPL7032
Course Title: Provide leadership in promoting effective and professional work practices
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6119 - Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Contact: Eleanor Schroeder
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411412
Course Contact Email: eleanor.schroeder@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
This unit should be assessed after achievement of the following
related competency unit:
HLTAMBFC301B - Communicate with clients and colleagues to support health care
Course Description
This unit covers the knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgments and values required to provide leadership in establishing ethical, high quality and reflective professional work practices to patients, clients and others working within the health industry.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAFEDH001 Provide leadership in promoting effective and professional work practices |
Element: |
1. Model ethical work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Processes are established and managed to ensure confidentiality of client/patient information is maintained 1.2 Indications of variance from the agreed ethical 1.3 Work practices that show respect for client/patient and staff rights are modelled to set the tone of the practice 1.4 The code of ethics for the practice is developed and displayed to support a professional delivery of services which are responsive to cultural and individual differences 1.5 An understanding and application of the principles of duty of care is monitored and audited in all relevant work activities 1.6 Relevant clinic procedures, policies and standards, awards, standards and legislation are developed, communicated and monitored for compliance |
Element: |
2. Implement reflective work practices and initiate professional development |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Knowledge of the historical, theoretical and philosophical aspects of dental hygiene practice is used to implement continual improvement of the profession 2.2 Own skill development needs and activities are identified to contribute to a lifelong learning process, innovation and best practice service delivery across the profession 2.3 Skills and competencies are transferred to new contexts as the need arises 2.4 Participation in professional development activities is actively pursued to maximize individual potential within the discipline of dental hygiene and oral health care provision 2.5 Relevant skill development opportunities are identified and communicated to others to encourage professional development 2.6 Practices which maintain own workplace health are developed and implemented where relevant in accordance with occupational health and safety guidelines including infection control 2.7 Advice and assistance is sought from legitimate sources as and when appropriate to improve work performance 2.8 Work practices are adjusted to incorporate advice that addresses performance issues in order to maintain agreed work outcomes |
Element: |
3. Initiate quality improvement activities |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Relevant accreditation and other standards are embraced and communicated to support the delivery of agreed service standards 3.2 Performance is routinely reviewed against agreed standards and legislative requirements 3.3 Changes to work practices and procedures are responded to positively in accordance with organisational and legislative requirements 3.4 Partnerships with stakeholders such as the client/ patient, the broader community and other professional health service providers, are developed and maintained to measure the satisfaction with the quality of health services |
Element: |
4. Identify professional and health care that is patient centered |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify and interpret patient goals, values, beliefs and preferences in order to establish a patient centred care approach that incorporates all of the patient’s needs 4.2 Identify evaluation methodologies/strategies to attain, evaluate and action patient satisfaction/dissatisfaction |
Learning Outcomes
These are described in the elements
Details of Learning Activities
The Learning activities for this Course will include:
lectures online discussion board online learning
Teaching Schedule
11 Feb - Introduction to Program Area & assessments
History, Professional Philosophies, Patient Centred Care,
Mandatory Reporting
The Dental team
Scope of practice/job role & supervision
Issue pre-reading for next session – legislation, AHPRA policies
ADC attributes
19 Feb DB ADOHTA VIC : Mr Tan Nguyen
24 Feb Library Induction & research skills
26 Feb The Professional dental hygienist
Registration standards for the graduate DH
CPD
Patient’s rights, Charter of Healthcare rights
Dental records & documentation
Evidence-based decision making
Code of practice
Informed consent/confidentiality
4 March Working in groups
Mentoring/effective communication
Revision of RMIT policies – plagiarism, referencing, social media
DHSV policies : app tutorial
How to use Turnitin – Greg Plumb Tutorial
Hand hygiene workshop with 3MESPE
7 March ONLINE: Project work &
Workplace policies & procedures. WH&S legislation & risk
minimisation
10 March “meet and greet “ your mentee
16 March ONLINE: Project work; continue with your group task
1pm DHAA Inc rep: Roisin McGrath & luncheon
Teacher available by appt 1.30pm – 5pm
17 March CLINIC : Mentoring the Dental assistant student
refer to timetable for group allocation
Assessment #2
22 March Teacher available by apt 9-12.30pm
ONLINE: project work: continue with your group task
23 March ONLINE: Project work &
Health Records Act & Ethics online training
5 April ONLINE: Project work &
Management of unsatisfactory performance
Mandatory reporting: DBA
Duty of care
6 April Teacher available by appt 9-12.30pm
12 April ONLINE: Project work
18 April DUE date for assessment #1
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Callen, P.W. (2007) Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4th Edition WB Saunders Company |
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N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins, Power Electronics : Converters Applications and Design, 3rd Edition, Wiley, New York, 2003. |
978-0-471-226 |
Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Fitzgerald A.E., Kingsley C., Umans S.D., "Electric Machinery", Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins, Power Electronics : Converters Applications and Design, 3rd Edition, Wiley, New York, 2003. |
978-0-471-226 |
Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Callen, P.W. (2007) Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4th Edition WB Saunders Company |
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Callen, P.W. (2007) Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4th Edition WB Saunders Company |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Further online learning materials are available and include: |
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Fitzgerald A.E., Kingsley C., Umans S.D., "Electric Machinery", Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill |
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Nyberg et al (2003) Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
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Nyberg et al (2003) Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
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Nyberg et al (2003) Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
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Nyberg et al (2003) Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
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Nyberg et al (2003) Diagnostic Imaging of Fetal Anomalies. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
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N. Mohan, Power Electronics: a first course, Wiley, New York, 2012. |
978-1-118-074 |
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Other Resources
A range of additional resources and references will be provided through My Studies on Blackboard.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this unit will include written tasks and tests
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1 Research assignment on professional practice
(work in pairs)
Due date: (18 April, 2016)
This assignment is expected to take you a minimum of 1.5 hours.
Assessment task 2 Mentoring and oral report
Due date: (10 March, 2016)
This assessment task is expected to take you a minimum of 4 hours.
Assessment Matrix
Please refer to Blackboard
Other Information
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected. • APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 3 of Dental Hospital. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. • For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
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