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Unit of Study HLTH5008 Principles and Practice of Integrative Health Care: Foundations (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty & College

  • Placement

    No


Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

examine the discipline and practice of integrative medicine

examine clinical reasoning in integrative medicine, within the context of different models of care

analyse approaches to monitor and support practitioner health and wellbeing

critically discuss self-management theory, health behaviour change and readiness to change

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Project 150 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
Reflective writing40%
Case study60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Readings and resources are provided for each module in this unit.

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Readings and resources are provided for each module in this unit.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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