School Of Biomedical And Health ScienceIntroduction to Physiotherapy PracticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400906.1
Discipline: PHYSIOTHERAPY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4662 Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Physiotherapy.
About this Unit
This unit introduces students to the concept of physiotherapy as a profession and its scope of practice in Australia. It includes exploration of the roles and responsibilities of physiotherapists in the context of the changing health environment. Ethical issues and relevant legal and regulatory requirements will be discussed. In addition, students will be introduced to complexity of normal development, and its relation to human movement. Finally students will learn therapeutic techniques of soft tissue mobilisation. Unit material is presented to students in three blocks.