This unit focuses on developing physiotherapy skills in specific populations, including paediatrics and aged care.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically investigate typical and atypical developmental changes across the lifespan, incorporating biopsychosocial and contextual information into clinical reasoning;
2. Implement and appraise safe, effective, and patient-centred physiotherapy assessments for children and older adults;
3. Devise, contextualise, and justify age-appropriate physiotherapy interventions using appropriate outcome measures that respond to the unique needs of individuals across the lifespan; and
4. Apply and adapt professional behaviours to create culturally safe workspaces when working with stakeholders, including interprofessional teams.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

6452 Neurological Interventions 1 PG AND
6453 Musculoskeletal Interventions 2 PG AND
6455 Cardiothoracic Interventions 2 PG

Corequisites

This unit is only available to students enrolled in 768AA Master of Physiotherapy AND
6456 Neurological Interventions 2 PG

Incompatible units

11539 Physiotherapy Across the Lifespan

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Prior knowledge of relevant musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, and neurological physiotherapy units as per the prerequisite units listed.