Course Title: Engage with health professionals and the health system

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

Course Code: EMPL7095C

Course Title: Engage with health professionals and the health system

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Joshua Davies

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333

Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Sonny Shoduri

9925 4212

sonny.shoduri@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

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

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work within the health care system and engage effectively with other health professionals, including writing referral reports.

This unit applies to individuals working in health or community services who work autonomously with clients in the provision of service.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCPRP005 Engage with health professionals and the health system

Element:

1. Use health care systems and services

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify health care systems and services with links to own practice

1.2 Research and maintain information about other health services to support own practice

1.3 Offer current and accurate information about other health care services

1.4 Provide clear and accurate information to clients about their financial and eligibility issues

1.5 Identify and use opportunities to maintain, extend and update knowledge

Element:

2. Interact with health professionals

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Establish effective relationships with workers from different sectors and levels of the industry according to work role

2.2 Use accepted industry language and terminology when sharing information

2.3 Work collaboratively to both seek and share information

Element:

3. Make referrals to health professionals

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Determine need for referral to other professional health services based on client needs and assessment indications

3.2 Clearly communicate the need for referral to the client and explain rationale

3.3 Ensure referral occurs with consent of client and within confidentiality standards

3.4 Write referral report, including clear and accurate information about results of own testing or assessment

3.5 Structure information logically, using language that will be understood by the report recipient

3.6 Make recommendations within scope of own practice and expertise


Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Details of Learning Activities

This course will be delivered via webinar. 


Teaching Schedule

 Work Engage with Health Professionals

Session

Class & Activities

26th Sep

Introduction to course

3rd Oct

Multidisciplinary health care within Australia   

10th Oct

Public & private care

17th Oct

Ageing population & associated health conditions

24th Oct

Dementia, Palliative care & mental health

31st  Oct

Indigenous health in modern Australia

7th Nov

Webinar - group presentations

14th Nov

Webinar - group presentations


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

Assessment Task 1 - Online quiz

Assessment Task 2 - Client referral 

Assessment Task 3 - Group presentation 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1 - Online quiz Due on 20th October 2019 via turnitin within Canvas

 

For further information on the quiz and what is required to be deemed satisfactory, please log into Canvas and click on to the assignment tab.    

 

Assessment 2 – Client referral Due on 27th October 2019 via turnitin within Canvas

 

For further information on the client referral assignment and what is required to be deemed satisfactory, please log into Canvas and click on to the assignment tab.   

 

 

Assessment 3 – Group presentation Due 7th November 2019 via Collaborate Ultra located within your Canvas course shell  

 

For further information on the client referral assignment and what is required to be deemed satisfactory, please log into Canvas and click on to the assignment tab.   

 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:

 

You are permitted to have a maximum of 2 resubmissions for this course. However each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once. 

Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher.

All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to  resubmission completion dates.

   

Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.

 

EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 5 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.

Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. 

If you require further information please contact your teacher or Program Coordinator.

 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to 

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity

 

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