Naturopathic Clinic 5

Subject Name: Room: B009

Tuesday 15:00 – 19:00
Subject Number,
NATU 156; CRN 92366; 201120
CRN, Semester and Year:
Prerequisites: Clinic 4 (C)

eLearn: http://elearn.cit.edu.au

Teacher/Coordinator: Adrianne Waterman

Phone: 02 6207 8138 or 0409323515

Office: A104 Bruce Campus

Email: adrianne.waterman@cit.edu.au

You can access on-line course information by selecting the ‘Studying at CIT’
icon in an eLearn course which contains information about the following.
 Learning Centre and Resources
 Assessment
 Skills Recognition
 CIT Student Policies
 Providing feedback

1. Subject Purpose
The purpose of this subject is to provide students with the experience to:
 develop treatment plans;
 provide naturopathic treatment; and
 provide advice to clients within a supervised clinic.

Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcome 1
Develop treatment strategy/plan appropriate to the client’s condition in consultation with other health
care professionals.
Learning Outcome 2
Provide a broad range of appropriate naturopathic treatments.
Learning Outcome 3
Manage a naturopathic clinic.
Learning Outcome 4
Develop supervisory and team leadership skills.

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2. Activity and Assessment Schedule

To be successful in this subject you are expected to engage in a range of activities including attending
clinic, reading and researching, applying your skills and knowledge, participating in team activities,
and interacting face to face. You are expected to spend a minimum of 4 hours per week working on
this subject.

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26 July Tutorial class 3pm to 5 pm NA
Subject Outline
1 OH&S in the clinic
Discussion of Clinic 5 Semester Schedule
Adrianne’s mobile phone number

2 August Tutorial Class 3pm to 5 pm NA

2 Talk by Metagenics Representative

3 9 August 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

4 16 August 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

5 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered

23 August

6 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

30 August

7 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

6 September

8 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

13 September

9 20 September 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

27 September Break

4 October Break

10 11 October 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

11 18 October 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

12 25 October 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

13 1 November 3pm and 5pm clinic sessions. Attendance as rostered 1-4

14 8 November 5pm Case Presentations. Compulsory attendance 1-2

15 15 November 5pm Case Presentations. Compulsory attendance 1-2

16 22 November 5pm Case Presentations. Compulsory attendance 1-2

17 29 November Assessment Feedback

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3. Learning Resources

While studying at the CIT, you will gain access to a wide range of learning resources to support your
learning. These learning resources are subject to copyright and should be used within copyright rights
and obligations (see the CIT Student Information Book).

4. Assessment Plan

To be successful in this subject, you are expected to engage in a range of activities such as attending
classes, reading and research, applying your skills and knowledge in a workplace or simulated
environment, participating in team activities or project based work, or interacting with others face-to-
face or using eLearn, CIT’s online campus.

You are expected to spend a minimum of 4 hours per week working on this subject.

5. Assessment

Assessment strategy
Assessment of competence may be via a range of pathways to accommodate different learner needs
and circumstances. For example, oral presentations, visual displays or role-plays may be used as
alternatives to formal essays. The rigour applied will be the same, regardless of the mode of
assessment, so as to ensure competency/learning outcomes have been clearly demonstrated.

Your assessment will reflect the contexts and situations in which you may find yourself working. All CIT
Vocational Education and Training (VET) assessment is criterion referenced. Any changes to the
assessment will be provided to you in writing.

Summary of Assessment Tasks

Learning
Task Assessment Outcome/s or
Session Due Date
Description Method Competency
Elements
Clinic Supervisor
3-13 All Session 3-14
attendance observation
Assessment of
Clinic Case
3-13 written case 1-2 Session 3-14
Summaries
summaries
Oral case
Case presentation to 8, 15 & 22
14-17 1-2
Presentation Industry Panel November
& peers

Detailed Assessment Tasks

1. Clinic Attendance

All students are required to be available and prepared to take a case for every clinic session (3pm and
5pm) on all dates that the student clinic is operating. This means that you have to be set up in clinic, or
be present at an off-site clinic location ready to take a case by 3pm and /or 5pm if you have been

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directed to do so by a teacher. Although a clinic roster will be prepared, the roster arrangements are
tentative only and subject to change to suit clinic requirements. Clinic attendance is mandatory. All
students are required to wear clothing in the styles and colours specified by the teachers. If you are not
able to attend clinic, you must (as soon as possible) notify a teacher. Any non-attendance of clinic
sessions may result in a fail grade if the teacher determines that the absence/s indicate/s a failure to
adequately achieve required learning outcomes.

2. Clinic Case Summaries

All students are required to complete a Case Summary (in the format specified) for every consultation
conducted. The case summary is to be typed, in at least 11 point font and must not exceed four pages
in length.

For assessment purposes, a minimum of eight Case Summaries of consultations must be submitted
unless otherwise agreed by the teacher.

All Case Summaries (whether for assessment or not) are due by email to
adrianne.waterman@cit.act.edu.au by 5.00pm on the Tuesday following the consultation.

3. Case Presentation

On completion of the subject, students will be assessed by an industry panel as they orally present one
of their cases. (No written assignment /assessment is involved). Presentations will be held from 5pm to
7pm on 8, 15 and 22 November 2011 with specific times to be allocated. All students must attend every
presentation session. Presentations are strictly to be no more than 20 minutes in length, with an
additional 5 minutes for question time.

Marking guideline for Presentation

Assessment Criteria Mark

Correct diagnosis following clinical evaluation

Treatment plan

Advice on western herbal medicine

Advice on diet and nutritional supplements

Lifestyle advice

Exploration of contraindications and possible adverse

reactions

Naturopathic understanding

Overall presentation

Response to questions

Duration 25 minutes

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This is a graded subject

Grading Rubric

Evidence of outstanding quality in the achievement of the learning outcomes of

the subject, which may be demonstrated in areas such as logical argument,
High Distinction
originality, creativity or the ability to resolve issues and provide technical
guidance to others across a range of contexts.

Evidence of superior quality in the achievement of the learning outcomes of the

Distinction subject, demonstrating a sound grasp of content, together with efficient
organisation and selectivity.
Evidence of more than satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes of the
subject, or work of superior quality on a majority of the learning outcomes of the
Credit
subject. This should be achieved with little or no assistance or need for
repetition.
Pass Evidence of satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes of the subject.
Evidence of unsatisfactory achievement of one or more learning outcomes of the
Fail
subject.
Your tasks will be assessed against the assessment criteria and your teacher will give you feedback
usually within two weeks.

At CIT, your assessment should be all your own work, other than when you quote and reference the
work of others. Using the work of others in any other manner (plagiarism) will not be accepted, and may
result in a fail grade in the subject. For information or help, contact the Learning Centre, and consider
the free drop-in study support program CIT offers. The Learning Centre publication, Acknowledging the
Source, outlines how to correctly reference your work. It is available from the Learning Centre for a
small fee or can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.cit.act.edu.au/current/cit_learning_centre/research_and_resources.

Guidelines and Expectations

You will be required to complete assessment tasks to demonstrate your competency in the learning
outcome/s of each course of study.

While assessment tasks are normally set by teachers, sometimes there is room for negotiation.

Think carefully about the support you will request of the teacher, because to be
awarded a grade of credit or higher, the task should be achieved with little or
no assistance or need for repetition.

Re-assessment
If the assessment feedback you receive indicates that you have not achieved competency in any aspect
of the assessment, you will be given one opportunity to be re-assessed at a time to be negotiated with
your teacher. However, you must be able to demonstrate that you have made a reasonable and
genuine effort to achieve the required learning outcomes in the initial assessment.

Note that if you are required to resubmit your work in a graded subject, you will be disqualified from
receiving a grade higher than pass level when your work is re-marked.

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Academic Appeal
You have the right to appeal against decisions on your assessment. It is best to first discuss any issues
with your teacher. Most issues can be successfully resolved at this level. If no resolution is achieved
then make an appointment with the Education Manager or Centre Director. Most issues can be
resolved at this level. If you are not satisfied with the outcome you can take the issue to the Student
Services Hub. Further information is available in the CIT Student Information Book.

6. Skills Recognition

Skills Recognition is an acknowledgement of your skills using your work and life experience or any
previous training. Through Skills Recognition, you can save time in achieving a qualification, change
your career, build your capabilities, advance to a higher qualification, and much more! To find our more
phone the CIT Info Line on (02) 6207 3188 or visit the Student Services Hub at Reid, Fyshwick,
Southside or Bruce Campuses. You can also visit the CIT website at www.cit.act.edu.au

7. Study and Assessment Support

eLearn - the CIT Online Campus can be accessed at http://online.cit.act.edu.au

Access trouble-shooting information on the Online Campus help page

http://online.cit.act.edu.au/help/loginhelp.html where common help requests are answered.

You can call for help on 02 6207 3833 during the semester (9am to 5pm) with an additional voicemail
service available outside these hours, or seek help via the online help form
http://online.cit.act.edu.au/mailform.html

Drop into any of CIT's Learning Centres for assistance with your study, or with preparing and writing
assignments.

8. Useful CIT and Centre Information

Details of CIT policies can be found in the CIT Student Information Book. You should have been
provided a copy of this book at enrolment time. The book can also be downloaded from the CIT website
at http://www.cit.act.edu.au/current/infobook/

This book provides details of many CIT policies including Rights and Responsibilities of Students,
appeals, complaints, Banner Web, Security on Campus and how to add or withdraw from subjects.

Details of Centre and Program information can be obtained from the Centre website.

9. Student Feedback

To ensure that our subjects meet the needs of our students and industry we value your feedback on all
aspects of the subject. This may be in the form of informal discussions or suggestions, specific focus
groups, completion of evaluation forms or through your responses to formal surveys. We endeavour to
take your feedback into account when reviewing our subjects.

You will be asked to provide feedback via a survey at the end of each course. If you would like to
provide feedback before the end of the course please discuss with your teacher or click on the
‘Contact Us’ link at the very bottom of the CIT website.

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