94911 Person-Centred Care and Self-Management
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
Students completing this subject develop knowledge and skills in person-centred care, health behaviour change techniques, motivational interviewing, and other psychosocial determinants of health and wellbeing. The principles of person-centred care as a central tenet underpinning clinical exercise physiology practice will be explored. Determinants of person-centred care, including attributes of the accredited exercise physiologist, their practice, and the care environment will be evaluated, as well as strategies to optimise implementation of person-centred care. Students advance their understanding of the behavioural, cognitive, and social determinants of health, with particular focus on self-management and for clients with complex and chronic conditions. In this subject, students critically evaluate current approaches to changing individual, group, and community-based health-related behaviour, including behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques, in relation to behaviour, population, and type of intervention. Students demonstrate an appreciation of diversity and the impact of culture and context regarding the psychology of health and wellbeing, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Emphasis is placed on developing students’ abilities to integrate the knowledge, skills, principles of evidence-informed practice, ethical behaviours, and professional attributes that are necessary to function as an effective allied health care practitioner using a person-centred approach.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| 1. | Understand and examine behavioural, cognitive, and social determinants of health. |
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| 2. | Develop and demonstrate techniques in health behaviour change, motivational interviewing, and professional leadership in clinical exercise physiology practice. |
| 3. | Effectively and respectfully communicate with clients to facilitate shared decision-making. |
| 4. | Display safe, respectful, inclusive, person-centred care that is responsive to people of diverse backgrounds and populations including Indigenous Australians. |
| 5. | Engage with critical reflection on Indigenous Australian contexts to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within culturally safe professional settings as it pertains to clinical exercise physiology practice. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the following graduate attributes:
- Apply appropriate risk management strategies and behaviour change principles to safely prescribe, implement, and evaluate effective interventions for clients across the full health spectrum. (2.2)
- Effectively and respectively communicate with clients and other professionals to facilitate shared decision making. (2.4)
- Practice in a safe, respectful, and inclusive way that is responsive to people of diverse backgrounds and populations. (3.1)
- Demonstrate professional leadership through advocacy and socially responsible, legal, and ethical behaviour. (3.2)
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills to work for, and with, Indigenous Australians in the context of Clinical Exercise Physiology, inclusive of clients, professional colleagues, and interprofessional networks. (4.1)
Teaching and learning strategies
Learning in this subject is designed to place students at the centre of the learning experience, in part through the use of a range of modes and activities. Nine online modules will form the foundations of the subject, which will be complemented by adjacent face-to-face classes (tutorials and practicals) that will allow the student to put their learnings into practice.
The subject content will be delivered in the online platform Canvas. This will include discussion forums and other activities, allowing students to engage with the content and peers, throughout the learning. These activities and discussions will also foster the development of self-discovery/self-directed learning skills, as well as critical thinking skills. They will challenge students to consider how they can apply learnt concepts to real world environments.
In order to be prepared for the planned face-to-face classes, students are encouraged to engage with the content on at least a weekly basis. Content will remain available past the specific delivery week; however, students will be expected to cover each module on a week-to-week basis.
Students will be required to communicate information and demonstrate their understanding in a variety of formats, including written and verbal forms. Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the application of what they have learned, with individual feedback provided following each of the three assessment tasks.
OPELA
An aim of the university that is monitored through this subject is to help you develop academic and professional language and communication skills in order to succeed at university and in the workplace. To determine your current academic language proficiency, you are required to complete an online language screening task, OPELA (information available at https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/learning-and-teaching/enhancing/language-and-learning/about-opela-students). If you receive a Basic grade for OPELA, you must attend additional Language Development Activities in order to pass the subject. These activities are designed to support you to develop your language and communication skills. Students who do not complete the OPELA and/or do not attend 80% of the Language Development Activities will receive a Fail X grade.
Content (topics)
Module 1: Introduction to 94911
• Week 1: Introduction week lecture
Module 2: Sociocultural determinants of Health
• Week 2: Social Determinants of Health
• Week 3: Culturally appropriate communication and exercise delivery: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
• Week 4: Culturally appropriate communication and exercise delivery: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Module 3: Clinical Communication skills
• Week 5: Foundational skills
• Week 6: Building a therapeutic alliance
Module 4: Communication in exercise physiology
• Week 7: Health Behaviour Change
• Week 8: The Exercise Physiology consultation
• Week 9: Motivational Interviewing
Module 5: Adapting communication and practice
• Week 10: Health Literacy
• Week 11: Trauma Informed Care
• Week 12: Effective Communication Strategies
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Written Assignment
| Intent: | Students will apply knowledge and skills in person-centred care, health behaviour change, and motivational interviewing to demonstrate through a written assignment their understanding of the evidence and practical considerations surrounding cultural safety and diverse care needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as people from diverse backgrounds or populations of the students choosing (e.g., CALD, LGBTQI, People with Intellectual Disability, and more). |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 4 and 5 This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1 |
| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
| Length: | 2500 words max (excluding references). Words in tables will be counted towards overall wordcount. |
Assessment task 2: Client Interview with Motivational Interviewing
| Intent: | Students will apply knowledge and skills in person-centred care, health behaviour change, and motivational interviewing to perform an initial client interview, including the management of uncertainty or hesitancy as well as promotion of self-efficacy and advocacy to engage in exercise for chronic disease management. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 2.2 and 2.4 |
| Type: | Demonstration |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 30% |
Assessment task 3: Self-Management Support
| Intent: | Students will develop+ and deliver engaging verbal and visual presentations using accessible and informative language to the lay audience in the support group or community group setting, canvassing the education and promotion of self-management support practices using a clinical condition of their choosing. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 2, 3 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed |
| Weight: | 30% |
Minimum requirements
It is a requirement of this subject that all students complete OPELA. Students who received a Basic grade in the OPELA are required to attend 80% of the Language Development Tutorials in order to pass the subject. Students who do not complete the OPELA and/or do not attend 80% of the Language Development Tutorials will receive a Fail X grade.
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Improve your academic and English language skills
Marks for all assessment tasks such as assignments and examinations are given not only for what you write but also for how you write. If you would like the opportunity to improve your academic and English language skills, make an appointment with the HELPS (Higher Education Language & Presentation Support) Service in Student Services.
HELPS (Higher Education Language & Presentation Support)
HELPS provides assistance with English language proficiency and academic language. Students who need to develop their written and/or spoken English should make use of the free services offered by HELPS, including academic language workshops, vacation intensive courses, drop-in consultations, individual appointments and Conversations@UTS (www.ssu.uts.edu.au/helps). HELPS staff are also available for drop-in consultations at the UTS Library. Phone (02) 9514 9733
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