Unit of Study PBHL5004 Diabetes Self-management Education Theory and Practice (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

HBIO5001 - Pathophysiology and Diabetes in a Global Context

Unit description

Examines the principles of a person-centred care approach and its application to all areas of diabetes management. Introduces communication strategies to motivate and support key diabetes self-care behaviours. Develops understanding of major health behaviour theories and implications for practice in diabetes care and program development. Students explore educational theories, practical elements of learning design, and develop diabetes education resources to meet the diverse needs of people living with prediabetes and diabetes.

Unit content

Introduction to diabetes self-management education theory and practice
Communication theories and techniques
Health behaviour and educational theories
Diabetes resource and program design
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with diabetes
Diabetes management in culturally and linguistically diverse populations

The unit learning outcomes address elements from Domain 1 (Clinical Practice), 2 (Education and Counselling), and 3 (Research and Quality Improvement) of the National Competency Standards for Credentialled Diabetes Educators.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term3	Term3

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:

apply theories of health behaviour to diabetes education

demonstrate capability to develop a group education session incorporating strategies and resources

utilise a person centred approach to explain key diabetes self-care behaviours

match program goals and objectives to evaluation and national diabetes education outcomes and indicators

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	35%
Presentation	35%
Poster	30%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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