Becoming an Allied Health Professional unit (CXA705)

Launceston

Introduction

This unit introduces you to an interprofessional framework and foundational concepts related to joining a regulated profession and that are shared across allied health disciplines. Within the interprofessional framework, allied health students develop an understanding of the professional contexts in which they practice and the role and responsibilities of their own and other professions when providing integrated services. With a focus on developing the attributes of professionalism and becoming a safe and ethical allied health practitioner, the regulatory, ethical and legal frameworks underpinning professional practice are examined within the context of the ever-changing health environments. The unit introduces you to the scope of public health locally, nationally, and internationally. Taking a health-in-all-sectors approach, the unit explores the relationship between the social determinants of health and equity in order to differentiate approaches to addressing need via promotion, prevention and treatment. You will explore your own career planning with focus on how you will take responsibility for developing as an active and engaged lifelong learner who maintains critical thinking and self-reflective capabilities for client-centred, safe, quality and interprofessional collaborative practice, as well as continually developing as a resilient, confident, and autonomous practitioners.

Summary

Unit name	Becoming an Allied Health Professional
Unit code	CXA705
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Nagarajan Manickaraj
Delivered By
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Launceston	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

* 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 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Communicate and collaborate effectively in teams to achieve respectful partnerships across disciplines and assist future provision of client-centred, safe, and high-quality services.
• Analyse health practice scenarios using principles of ethical, evidence-based practice, social determinants and a biopsychosocial approach in allied health professional practice.
• Analyse professional capabilities using reflection to create a learning plan for allied health professional practice including principles of culturally responsive practice to respond to culturally diverse populations.
• Differentiate between a range of definitions of health and understand public health, its principal components and its development within Australian and international contexts.
• Identify the components and processes that ensure safe and quality services, including risk assessment and clinical governance frameworks.

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
069999	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$2,919.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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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Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Webinar 1 hr 8 times; Workshop 2 hrs 4 times; Workshop 3 hr 1 time; Independent Learning 6 hrs 10 times.
Assessment	Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Cultural Safety (10%)|Interprofessional Communication and Ethical Reasoning (25%)|Case Scenario (30%)|Professional Career Portfolio (35%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	You will be able to access the topic-specific reading list via the Readings List section on the MyLO homepage. Where applicable you will be able to access the topic-specific mandatory reading links embedded into MyLO to complete related activities on each topic.
Recommended	You will be able to access the topic-specific recommended reading list via the Readings List section on the MyLO homepage.

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