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Health and Wellbeing Practicum Placements
 

The health and wellbeing of the northern Adelaide community has been enhanced through the development of clinics in northern Adelaide that involve UniSA students on practicum placements working in clinical situations.

Through facilitated partnerships a collaborative service delivery model was developed. These clinics aim to address the shortage of health professionals in northern Adelaide and provide high quality professional placements for UniSA students. The Clinics established are:

         • Northern Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Psychology and Social Work
           Clinics
         • Families SA (Salisbury) Child Wellbeing Clinic
         • Playford Clinic (CNAHS) – UniSA Allied Health Clinic - Podiatry and Physiotherapy
 

Clinic development is underpinned by the development of a Memorandum of Understanding 'Collaborating for a Healthy Community in northern Adelaide'.

Article: ‘Partners in health’ June 2005
The University of South Australia and Northern Adelaide service providers have joined forces to improve the health and wellbeing of the northern Adelaide community. http://www.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2005/June/partners.asp (will open new window)
 

As part of the School of Health Sciences, the Occupational Therapy Program supports occupational therapy students to conduct participatory community development projects with northern Adelaide community partners, and motor and sensory programs with children in northern Adelaide preschools.

While both programs give the students valuable skills it also benefits children and others in the community who may not normally have access to occupational therapy services. Students are supervised by occupational therapy staff from the university in implementing the projects. Students engage staff, parents and children and other community stakeholders and the aim is to promote sustainable community growth and independence and enhanced child development practices in preschool settings.
 

Article: ‘Tackling coordination disorders’ July 2004
Children in the northern suburbs suffering from a coordination disorder will benefit from a special movement education program being run by UniSA.
http://www.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2004/July/tackling.asp (will open in new window)
 

There are a small number of placement programs where Allied Health students are working in school settings.
 

 

 

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