Course definitions
0617 Rehabilitation Therapies
Rehabilitation Therapies is the study of the practices and principles that restore a person to an optimal quality of life. It includes treating individuals so that they can return to normal duties after being affected by accident or disease.
The main purpose of this narrow field of education is to develop an understanding of normal and abnormal movement and mobility, and the musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary systems. It also involves developing an understanding of
the principles and practice of rehabilitation using a variety of activities, and the development of speech and its interrelationship with language and personality development.
Courses in Narrow Field 0617 Rehabilitation Therapies develop skills in:
- evaluating and interpreting a patient’s emotional, psychological, developmental and physical capabilities
- monitoring and recording patients’ activities, responses and progress
- planning and administering treatment programmes on individual and group bases
- selecting appropriate forms of therapy, and advising and instructing on the use of aids
- teaching, assisting and monitoring a patient’s progress in learning or relearning the skills of normal function
This narrow field comprises the following detailed fields:
061701 Physiotherapy
061703 Occupational Therapy
061705 Chiropractic and Osteopathy
061707 Speech Pathology
061709 Audiology
061711 Massage Therapy
061713 Podiatry
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