Unit of Study NATM5011 Professional Contexts in Naturopathic Medicine 3: Transition to Practice (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Enrolment information

Students are required to attend on-campus classes and participate in online activities.

Unit description

This unit explores the steps students will need to take to plan and run a successful and compliant Naturopathic practice. Students will consider how advocacy, leadership and research are integrated into a contemporary naturopathic medicine practice and the role they play as a stakeholder in the naturopathic profession. Potential career pathways and professional development opportunities are also examined within the context of naturopathic medicine.

Unit content

Preparing to practice
Running your practice
Transitioning to independent practice
Health policy and a compliant naturopathic practice
Research, advocacy and leadership in naturopathic medicine
Career pathways and professional development in naturopathic medicine

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term2,4	Term2,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

outline effective strategies for planning and running a successful naturopathic practice

demonstrate compliance with health policy and legal, professional, ethical standards, codes and guidelines relevant to naturopathic practice in Australia

consider how research, advocacy and leadership integrate into contemporary naturopathic medicine practice

assess possible career pathways and professional development opportunities in the context of naturopathic medicine

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hr (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Portfolio	60%

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Fee information

Domestic

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