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Specialist Certificate: Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation

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The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation provides foundational knowledge in rehabilitation science and practice, focusing on exercise prescription, goal setting, and fitness evaluation. It is tailored for allied health professionals at various career stages, emphasizing evidence-informed clinical decision-making and holistic rehabilitation strategies.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
6 - 6 months part-time
Course Code
SC-CLINRHB
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan
Domestic Fees
$8,496 per year

About this course

Course overviewOverview
  • Gain foundational knowledge in rehabilitation science and practice
  • Develop skills in exercise prescription, goal setting, and fitness evaluation
  • Designed for various allied health professionals across career stages

The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation is designed for physiotherapists, exercise scientists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other qualified allied health professionals who want to learn the fundamentals of rehabilitation science. Based on contemporary best practice rehabilitation in clinical and community contexts, both nationally and globally, this course will build on your knowledge and skills to identify and analyse the multiple determinants of health that influence well-being.

You will learn techniques including exercise prescription, goal setting, measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviours, and fitness evaluation, equipping you with practical skills for rehabilitation practice.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

Course overview

Overview

  • Gain foundational knowledge in rehabilitation science and practice
  • Develop skills in exercise prescription, goal setting, and fitness evaluation
  • Designed for various allied health professionals across career stages

The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation is designed for physiotherapists, exercise scientists, occupational therapists, nurses, and other qualified allied health professionals who want to learn the fundamentals of rehabilitation science. Based on contemporary best practice rehabilitation in clinical and community contexts, both nationally and globally, this course will build on your knowledge and skills to identify and analyse the multiple determinants of health that influence well-being.

You will learn techniques including exercise prescription, goal setting, measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviours, and fitness evaluation, equipping you with practical skills for rehabilitation practice.

Why study the Specialist Certificate in Clinical Rehabilitation?

Gain hands-on experience while learning from expert educators. You will learn to design and implement rehabilitation strategies in a holistic, person-centred manner at an individual and group level. The course focuses on the principles of rehabilitation and habilitation, the physiology of fitness and conditioning, and the use of evidence-informed clinical decision-making.