弗林德斯大學

The Master of Clinical Rehabilitation is a 54-unit program which provides three pathways of study. Pathway 1 comprises 36 units of coursework and a 13.5-unit Research Project and 4.5 units of Research Design. Pathway 2 comprises 40.5 units of coursework and a 9-unit Advanced Rehabilitation Practice Project and 4.5 units of Research Design. Pathway 3 comprises 18 units of coursework and a 36-unit Thesis.

Course aims

The Master of Clinical Rehabilitation has three pathways:

Pathway 1 - aims to enable individuals from any health professional background to deepen their knowledge base and skills in a variety of areas of Rehabilitation Practice. In addition, students will have the opportunity to develop research or practice expertise in an area of Clinical Rehabilitation and to apply this to a specific research or evidence-based Practice Project.

Pathway 2 - enables students to review the principles and practice of Clinical Rehabilitation and then focus their study on one area of clinical practice including undertaking a significant Research Project.

Pathway 3 - enables students to review the principles and practice of Clinical Rehabilitation and then complete a 36 unit Thesis as a Research Higher Degree.

Specifically, the course aims to:

• review the principles and practice of Clinical Rehabilitation and apply these to contemporary practice;
• model a team approach to problem solving, assessment and management within rehabilitation;
• enable practitioners to analyse and apply evidence-based practice in rehabilitation;
• enable students to study rehabilitation approaches and/or interventions across a number of practice areas or on one area in detail.

Learning outcomes

Students can expect to graduate with the:

• ability to describe and apply the principles, processes and practice of Clinical Rehabilitation
• ability to describe and apply teamwork principles and concepts in Clinical Rehabilitation
• skills to plan, implement and evaluate rehabilitation plans in a client-centred framework for people that present in the Clinical Rehabilitation setting
• ability to appraise a rehabilitation program or service
• ability to describe and distinguish the assessment and management of a variety of conditions that present in the Clinical Rehabilitation setting
• ability to identify, critically analyse and apply evidence for rehabilitation approaches and techniques
• ability to plan and conduct a research or evidence-based project in rehabilitation.

Your career

Graduates can work in both public and private health care organisations. They may also work in teaching, managerial or research positions.

Potential occupations include:

• clinical nurse educator
• rehabilitation advisor
• rehabilitation consultant
• rehabilitation counsellor
• allied health coordinator (rehabilitation)
• rehabilitation coordinator
• academic in allied health courses.

Potential employers include:

• hospitals
• rehabilitation centres
• community health centres
• schools
• mental health services
• private rehabilitation providers.