Neurological Physiotherapy Practice unit (CXA741)

Launceston

Introduction

This professional experience placement unit consolidates physiotherapy practice knowledge and skills and requires you to apply them to work in supervised practice with clients who present with complex neurological conditions. The focus is on your professional experiential learning, including clinical reasoning skills and the use of an evidence-based approach, and their application within rehabilitation practice settings. You must complete capstone assessment tasks to demonstrate work readiness by performing at an adequate standard against all key competencies as defined by the national standards required of an entry to practice physiotherapist in Australia.

Summary

Unit name	Neurological Physiotherapy Practice
Unit code	CXA741
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Nahid Divandari
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Launceston	Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	22/2/2026	16/3/2026	19/4/2026	13/6/2026

* 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

• Critically evaluate and reflect on the evidence base that supports the physiotherapy assessment and management of common neurological conditions.
• Select, conduct, and interpret real and simulated client assessments and treatments of people with neurological conditions.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and consistent adherence to legal, professional, ethical standards, codes and guidelines in the delivery of person-centred physiotherapy practice with people with neurological conditions.
• Perform advanced skills in a safe manner, related to patient centred physiotherapy clinical practice for people with neurological conditions as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Produce a professional portfolio of evidence that demonstrates threshold competence required for initial registration as a physiotherapist in Australia.

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
061701	$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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Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA739 Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Practice

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Workshop (2hrs x 7 times); Residential school (7.5 hours x 10 times); Independent learning (4hrs x weekly)
Assessment	Physiotherapy Skills Performance|Stroke Rehabilitation Program (20%)|Advanced Clinical Reasoning: Client with a Neurological Condition (40%)|Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice. (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	The required text for this unit is  Lennon S, Ramdharry G, Verheyden G, editors. Physical Management for Neurological Conditions E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2018 Jul 28.
Recommended	Lazaro, R. T., Reina-Guerra, S. G., & Quiben, M. (Eds.). (2020). Umphred’s neurological rehabilitation (7th ed.). Elsevier/Mosby

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