Osteopathy – Inherent Requirements
This Inherent Requirements Statement is for the following courses:
For detailed course information, see the relevant course page.
Behavioural stability
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Behavioural stability is required to function and adapt effectively and sensitively in a demanding role. |
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Student demonstrates behavioural stability to work constructively in a diverse and changing academic and clinical environment. |
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Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must support stable, effective and professional behaviour in both academic and clinical settings. |
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Exemplars:
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Cognition
This course requires knowledge of theory and the skills of cognition, literacy and numeracy.
Knowledge and cognitive skills
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Consistent and effective knowledge and cognitive skills must be demonstrated to provide safe and competent care. |
2 |
Student demonstrates:
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Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must ensure that a clear demonstration of knowledge and cognitive skills is not compromised or impeded. |
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Exemplars:
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Literacy (language)
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Foundational literacy skills are essential to provide safe and effective delivery of care. |
2 |
Student demonstrates the ability to:
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Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments to address literacy issues must demonstrate a capacity to effectively acquire, comprehend, apply and communicate accurate information. |
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Exemplars:
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Numeracy
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Foundational numeracy skills are essential for safe and effective care. |
2 |
Student interprets and correctly applies data, measurements and numerical criteria. |
3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must demonstrate a capacity to interpret and apply concepts and processes appropriately in a timely, accurate and effective manner. |
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Exemplars:
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Sensory abilities
This course requires adequate visual, auditory and tactile abilities.
Visual
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Adequate visual acuity is required to provide safe and effective osteopathic care. |
2 |
Student demonstrates sufficient visual acuity to perform the required range of skills. |
3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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4 |
Adjustments must address the need to perform the full range of tasks involved in clinical practice. Any strategies to address the effects of the vision impairment must be effective, consistent and not compromise treatment or safety. |
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Exemplars:
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Auditory
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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1 |
Adequate auditory ability is required to provide safe and effective osteopathic care. |
2 |
Student demonstrates sufficient aural function to undertake the required range of skills. |
3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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4 |
Adjustments must address the need to perform the full range of tasks involved in clinical practice. Any strategies to address the effects of the hearing impairment must be effective, consistent and not compromise treatment or safety. |
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Exemplars:
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Tactile
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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1 |
Sufficient tactile ability is required to perform competent and safe osteopathic care. |
2 |
Student demonstrates sufficient tactile function to undertake the required range of skills and assessments. |
3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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4 |
Adjustments must have the capacity to make effective assessments of physical characteristics and abnormalities within safe time frames. |
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Exemplars:
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Strength and mobility
This course requires strength and mobility involving fine and gross motor skills.
Gross motor
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Osteopathy involves physical demands and requires gross motor function. |
2 |
Student demonstrates the ability to perform gross motor skills to function within scope of practice. |
3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must facilitate functional effectiveness, safety of self and others and a capacity to provide appropriate care. |
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Exemplars:
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Fine motor
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Osteopathy is a profession that requires manual dexterity and fine motor skills. |
2 |
Student demonstrates the ability to use fine motor skills to provide safe effective care. |
3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must facilitate functional effectiveness, safety to self and others and a capacity to provide appropriate care. |
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Exemplars:
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Sustainable performance
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Osteopathy practice requires both physical and mental performance at a consistent and sustained level to meet individual needs over time. |
2 |
Student demonstrates the ability to:
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Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must ensure that performance is consistent and sustained over a given period. |
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Exemplars:
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Communication
This course requires effective, verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
Verbal
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Effective and efficient verbal communication, in English, is an essential requirement to provide safe delivery of care. |
2 |
Student demonstrates the ability to:
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3 |
Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments for impaired verbal communication must address effectiveness, timeliness, clarity and accuracy issues to ensure safety. |
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Exemplars:
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Non-verbal
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Effective non-verbal communication is fundamental to osteopathy and needs to be respectful, clear, attentive, empathetic, honest and non-judgmental. |
2 |
Student demonstrates the ability to:
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Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must enable the recognition, initiation of or appropriate response to effective non-verbal communication in a timely and appropriate manner. |
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Exemplars:
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Written
Level | Inherent requirement statement |
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Effective written communication is a fundamental osteopathic responsibility with professional and legal ramifications. |
2 |
Student demonstrates capacity to construct coherent written communication appropriate to the circumstances. |
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Justification of inherent requirement:
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Adjustments must meet necessary standards of clarity, accuracy and accessibility to ensure effective recording and transmission of information in both academic and clinical settings. |
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Exemplars:
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