Course Title: Engage with health professionals and the health system
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
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: Laura Yeomans
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289
Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@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 | |
Week |
Class & Activities |
10 |
Introduction to course |
11 |
Multidisciplinary health care within Australia |
12 |
Public & private care |
13 |
Ageing population & associated health conditions |
14 |
Dementia, Palliative care & mental health |
15 |
Indigenous health in modern Australia |
16 |
Group presentations |
17 |
Group presentations – resit |
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 - Client referral
Assessment Task 2 - Online quiz
Assessment Task 3 - Group presentation
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 – Client referral Due on 21st May 2020 via 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 2 - Quiz Due on 28th May 2020 via Canvas course shell
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 3 – Research presentation Due 4th June 2020 via 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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