Courses & Units
Exercise Behaviour and Exercise for Mental Health Conditions CXA416
Introduction
This unit is designed to meet ESSA Professional Standards for Exercise Physiology graduates in the Mental Health domain. Students will learn to apply behaviour change strategies and health coaching to clients with a broad range of Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) target pathologies. Students will apply foundational knowledge of common mental illnesses, and their treatments (while considering safety, risk and client capacity monitoring), to design and translate into practice, evidence-based exercise interventions for clients with mental illness (within the ESSA AEP target conditions for mental health).
Summary
| Unit name | Exercise Behaviour and Exercise for Mental Health Conditions |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CXA416 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Health Sciences |
| Discipline | Health Sciences |
| Coordinator | Doctor Sibella Hardcastle |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2022 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2022 will be available from the 1st October 2021. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Deliver behaviour change strategies and modify communication to facilitate behaviour change in clients through the full range of AEP target pathologies.
- Reflect on the core principles of mental health legislative framework; standard diagnostic criteria and major classifications; mental health pathological and pathophysiological bases; co-morbid presentations; ethical practice; screening and outcome tools; standard treatments and therapies for AEP target conditions in the mental health domain.
- Conduct clinical assessments relevant to client conditions and Accredited Exercise Physiologist scope of practice.
- Appraise medications, surgical and medical treatments/complications, and clinical and safety risks and their implications on clinical status, exercise and functional capacity in the design and delivery of safe and effective exercise for clients with AEP target conditions in the mental health domain
- Respond appropriately to changes in clinical status including adverse signs/symptoms and formulate appropriate clinical responses that include session modification or termination, first-aid or onward referral
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of Accredited Exercise Physiologists and other health professionals in the clinical management of clients with mental health conditions, and communicate professionally with clients and other health professionals.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
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| not applicable |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
ESP368 and CXA329Teaching
| Assessment | Direct Observations of Procedural Skills (DOPS) (30%)|Examination - invigilated (centrally) (40%)|Case Study (30%) |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
You will need the following text [available from the Co-op Bookshop]: O’Toole G. (2016). Communication: Core interpersonal skills for health professionals. 3rd Edn. Elsevier. |
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| Recommended | Stubbs, B., Rosenbaum, S. (2018) Exercise-Based Interventions for Mental Illness. Elsevier. | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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