Developing as Allied Health Collaborators unit (CXA746)

Launceston

Introduction

This unit is the second of three interprofessional units in the program, and builds on knowledge and skills related to public health, social determinants of health, ICF, biopsychosocial practice, client-centred care, client safety and quality, and interprofessional collaborative practice. You will develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and professional attributes to communicate and collaborate effectively in complex and/or challenging situations or in response to diversity through consideration of access and equity in health care experiences and service delivery. Principles of ethical, evidence-based, and reflective practice, as well as other shared practice frameworks, are applied to professional practice across the lifespan. Principles of coaching, behaviour change, efficacy, empowerment, self-management, and education are introduced and applied in response to case scenarios. Contemporary funding sources and service delivery models are explored, analysing the impacts of local, national and international government and World Health Organisation policies on allied health professional practice.

Summary

Unit name	Developing as Allied Health Collaborators
Unit code	CXA746
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Jade Cartwright
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
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 complex situations or in response to diversity, social determinants of health, health inequities and outcomes.
• Apply principles of ethical and evidence-based practice in allied health professional practice across the lifespan.
• Apply clinical reasoning, reflection, and practice frameworks, including the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health with a lifespan focus.
• Critique how public health priority issues are addressed by health policy from local, national and international perspectives.
• Identify the need for advocacy and/or innovation in allied health practice environments in response to governmental policy and funding models, inequity, and the needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and/or communities.

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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Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA705 Becoming an Allied Health Professional

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Independent learning Mylo 10 hrs x weekly; Individual study 1 hour x 10 times; workshop on campus 4 hrs x 2 times; workshop on line 1 hr x 10 times; work integrated learning 7.5 hrs x 5 times.
Assessment	Self-Assessment of Professional Development (20%)|Coaching Role Play (30%)|Interprofessional Collaboration Workbook (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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