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Lismore

Unit description

Focuses on an overall consolidation of the learning and ongoing development of competencies required to qualify as an entry level practitioner of clinical exercise physiology. Provides practical experience of client assessment methodologies, the provision of prescription and delivery of exercise for target pathologies within multidisciplinary settings. Students will be expected to integrate specific knowledge in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions within clinically relevant time frames.

Unit content

  • Scope of Practice of the Accredited Exercise Physiologist
  • Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Code of Conduct and Ethical Practice
  • Client centred care models
  • Metabolic, cardiopulmonary, kidney and cancer pathologies
  • Clinical Placement

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:
1integrate theory with practice in a variety of multidisciplinary clinical exercise physiology practice environments
2design and manage the clinical exercise therapy for clients with metabolic, respiratory, kidney, cancer and cardiovascular pathologies
3apply individual health and psychosocial information to formulate assessments and interventions to treat and engage individual clients
4reflect on learning and personal experience towards professional development

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

  1. integrate theory with practice in a variety of multidisciplinary clinical exercise physiology practice environments
  2. design and manage the clinical exercise therapy for clients with metabolic, respiratory, kidney, cancer and cardiovascular pathologies
  3. apply individual health and psychosocial information to formulate assessments and interventions to treat and engage individual clients
  4. reflect on learning and personal experience towards professional development

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Brian C. Leutholtz, 2020, Exercise Prescription for Special Populations, Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.
  • Coombes, J., Burton, N., & Beckman, E, Essa's Student Manual for Exercise Prescription, Delivery and Adherence-EBook, Elsevier Health Sciences.
  • Jonathan K. Ehrman, Paul M. Gordon,, 2019, Clinical Exercise Physiology, 4th, Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. ISBN: 978-1-4925-4645-0 .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Website: https://www.essa.org.au/essa-me/professional-standards/ for Accredited Exercise Physiologist Professional Standards 

Prescribed Texts
  • Brian C. Leutholtz, 2020, Exercise Prescription for Special Populations, Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.
  • Coombes, J., Burton, N., & Beckman, E, Essa's Student Manual for Exercise Prescription, Delivery and Adherence-EBook, Elsevier Health Sciences.
  • Jonathan K. Ehrman, Paul M. Gordon,, 2019, Clinical Exercise Physiology, 4th, Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. ISBN: 978-1-4925-4645-0 .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Website: https://www.essa.org.au/essa-me/professional-standards/ for Accredited Exercise Physiologist Professional Standards 

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Workshop 2 hours (Weekly for 6 weeks)
Practical 2 hours (Weekly for 5 weeks)
Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly for 6 Weeks)
Placement 180 hrs (Across the term)
Assessment
QuizSR
PlacementSR
Exercise Physiology Competencies: Novice to Progressing-NoviceSR

Teaching method
Workshop 2 hours (Weekly for 6 weeks)
Practical 2 hours (Weekly for 5 weeks)
Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly for 6 weeks)
Placement 180 hours (Across the term)
Assessment
QuizSR
PlacementSR
Exercise Physiology Competencies: Novice to Progressing-NoviceSR
Notice

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