Legal and Ethical Dermal Practice

Unit code:HBD2204Study level:Undergraduate

Credit points

12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)

Location

City Campus
Online Real Time

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

The unit enables students to better understand the elements of what constitutes professional dermal practice and how graduates should conduct themselves as a dermal clinician. Students will better understand how they can operate in the allied health field via exploring health law, legal constraints and ethical issues as applied to dermal practice.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Interpret ethical issues related to dermal practice and generate appropriate solutions;
Investigate relevant features of the Australian legal system and deduce how they apply to dermal practice;
Determine legal and ethical processes required to work professionally as an independent dermal clinician or a member of a health care team; and
Exhibit understanding of and comply with mandatory vaccination and documentation requirements for undertaking professional placement.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Exercise | Grade: 20%

Summary-writing task of key ethical and professional practices (500 words)

Assessment type: Project | Grade: 30%

Group poster presentation (groups of 2-3 students, 500 words, 5 minutes duration)

Assessment type: Test | Grade: 50%

Written test (2hrs duration)

Assessment type: Other | Grade: 0%

Evidence of completion of WWCC and Police Check (Mandatory documents for placement)

Evidence of Working with Children Check and Police Check (mandatory documenta for clinical skills and placement units) is a hurdle for this unit. Students must provide evidence of achievement of the required documents by 5pm on Friday of Week 3 of the Block in order to be eligible to pass this unit and to go on clinical skills and placement units.