Overview

This topic uses critical reflection and other learning activities based on real-world applications, to support the development of students’ professional identity as an advocate, educator, leader and life-long learner, with a view to supporting the longevity and flourishing of healthcare professionals. This topic will develop students’ knowledge of complex healthcare … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Provide opportunities for professional socialisation, group, project and peer learning.
  • Equip students with the skills, understanding and confidence to care for their physical and mental health, resilience and learning, effectively leading self in order to best lead others.
  • Use industry engaged and real-world applications for graduate readiness, including strategies for responsible service provision, fulfilling legal, professional and ethical responsibilities, advocacy for their profession and clients, and having crucial conversations.
  • Integrate learning with knowledge of inter-professional practice and chronic condition self-management.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Critically reflect on own professional identity, including as an advocate, educator, leader, and lifelong learner
2.
Critically reflect on strategies and learning as evidence of self-reflexivity, for developing self-care practices, professional competence, cultural safety and high-quality clinical practice.
3.
Integrate principles of culturally responsive, client centred and collaborative practice to care planning
4.
Demonstrate effective application of sustainable behaviour change strategies
5.
Apply principles of advocacy and health promotion for the effective delivery of services
6.
Use knowledge of health and care systems, their structure, funding, dynamics and reform agendas to enable effective communication with and on behalf of clients

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Requisites information

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Assumed knowledge

Content such as can be obtained in the earlier years of tertiary study, specifically relating to cultural awareness, interprofessional practice, communication and exposure to a clinical setting.