Course Title: Chiropractic Clinical Practice 1

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Chiropractic Clinical Practice 1

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

REHA2204

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2016

REHA2204

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Dr Sandra Gason

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7611

Course Coordinator Email: sandra.gason@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.077

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment via email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This course is designed to promote and further develop critical thinking and analysis of issues related to the diagnosis and management of the chiropractic patient. You will develop and refine therapeutic communication skills and engage in appropriate clinical assessment and management in the chiropractic clinical environment.   This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real and/or simulated workplace context, where feedback from industry via supervising clinicians is integral to your experience.   In this course, a simulated environment is used with role-play, using industry processes.

Students need to be able to meet the inherent requirements of the program.

At any time prior to or during your placement if there are concerns raised related to your fitness to practice the clinical coordinator can request that you gain full medical clearance to continue your placement.

You should have satisfactorily completed the courses in Years 1-3, inclusive, of the BP280 program before you commence this course.

Work Integrated Learning:

Students enrolled in this course will be required to undertake placement as part of the assessment of the course.  A number of requirements must be met by students to ensure eligibility for placement.  Further details on each of these are available in Part B of the Course Guide and on MyRMIT.

  • National Police check through Fit2Work (annual requirement)
  • Working with Children Check
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Immunisation Status 
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check 
  • Hand Hygiene Online Learning Module certificate (annual requirement) 
  • Student Deed (annual requirement) 
  • Authorisation Form (annual requirement) 

There is no flexibility with these requirements.  It is your responsibility to ensure THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED.  Any student who has not provided this information will not be able to attend placement and will receive a fail grade for the placement course.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the BP280 Program Learning Outcomes in the following way:

  • PLO 1 Provide specialised health care within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework;
  • PLO 2 Gather clinical information to make accurate differential diagnoses, assessment and management plans and carry out effective treatment;
  • PLO 3 Practice as a competent health care professional in a safe, ethical and legally responsible manner;
  • PLO 4 Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in the provision of specialized health care;
  • PLO 5 Communicate effectively in a range of forms (written, online, oral) and with diverse audiences (patients, community/public, agencies and health professionals);
  • PLO 6 Work independently and in teams, specifically to lead and contribute to inter-professional care partnerships


On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills appropriate for your current level of health professional training
  2. Undertake appropriate clinical assessment of the chiropractic patient
  3. Create evidence-informed, patient-centred diagnosis and management plans
  4. Demonstrate chiropractic therapeutic techniques and integrate techniques into comprehensive management plans
  5. Demonstrate knowledge and application of current diagnostic imaging selection criteria and construct comprehensive, systematic radiological reports
  6. Demonstrate the use of outcome measures in chiropractic clinical practice
  7. Apply the biopsychosocial approach to the management of the chiropractic patient.
  8. Demonstrate knowledge required to work independently and in teams to practice in a safe, ethical and legally responsible manner.


Overview of Learning Activities

This course will use a range of learning activities including lectures, practicals, clinical practice and self-directed learning. Throughout the course you will work both individually and in groups to solve problems involving core aspects covered in the course.

Lectures support the practical experience and will provide you with the key concepts and theories relevant to the understanding of the core concepts.

Practicals will support your understanding of, and familiarity with, the core content associated with the particular topics covered in the lectures. There will also be the opportunity to discuss the practicals in relation to the underlying physiological principles.

Self-directed learning is encouraged and will enable you to better develop independent learning and support the material covered in the practical sessions.

Assessments are designed to require you to demonstrate a critical analysis of the core principles presented in the course. Assessment completed earlier in the semester will provide feedback on your progress. Ongoing feedback on your skills will be provided from peers and staff.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

A hurdle requirement is necessary in order to demonstrate to the accrediting body that students are competent and are being sufficiently assessed against practice-focused professional standards throughout the course of their program.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Intra-Semester Assignment
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

Assessment Task 2: Reflective Exercise
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 8

Assessment Task 3: Assessment of Clinical Skills (HURDLE)
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.