Program Overview

Professional Practice for Veterinary Physiotherapists

Overview

Develop your existing knowledge and skills with our online course, supported by work-based learning. You'll focus on transferable and employability skills, including those applicable to management positions.

Full Description

To achieve this 30 credit, Level 6 course you will complete 300 hours of work-based practice (off-site) and 30 hours of guided independent study. You'll access the delivered content of this course fully online. You'll further develop your reflective practice by keeping a live e-portfolio throughout your work and studies.

Work-Based Practice

The work-based practice will consist of actively participating in relevant professional activity, contributing to day-to-day practice of your chosen sphere and generating material relevant to your Professional Practice Portfolio. You will be expected to undertake a significant period of professional practice (minimum 300 hours), in a clinical veterinary physiotherapy setting. This will be supported by formative feedback and mentoring by experienced qualified veterinary physiotherapists. You will develop professional maturity in your chosen sector of the profession, an ability to recognise the requirement for career planning and continuous development, and the impact of such on yourself and/or on the organisation for whom you work.

You will be expected to contribute to your professional portfolio actively and continually.

Guided Independent Study

These are examples of the guided independent study expected:

• Set reading
• Background reading
• Practising skills
• Moodle discussion contributions
• Vlog creation and editing
• E-portfolio contributions
• Relevant visits in own time
• Study for presentation preparation and assignments
• Reading relevant publications to support learning
• Online activities including quizzes, videos, reviewing lecture material

Assessment Methods

Your knowledge and understanding is assessed through your Professional Practice Portfolio. Your portfolio will evidence the 300 hours of work-based practice and will contain various elements demonstrating professional learning such as role descriptor, case studies and reflective statement.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for Veterinary Physiotherapists who wish to develop professional maturity in their chosen sector of the profession. It will help you recognise the requirement for career planning and continuous development and its impact on yourself and/or on the organisation for whom you work.

Dates

Future dates are to be confirmed.

Where You'll Study

Your Faculty

At Writtle College, our courses blending classroom learning with hands-on experience in specialised fields such as sport, agriculture, horticulture, animal studies, equine studies, conservation and floristry.

Our Level 2 and Level 3 programmes are designed to prepare you for your future career or higher education pathways.

Study on our beautiful countryside campus, with dedicated resource centres and state-of-the-art facilities – and be a part of our supportive community.

Where Can I Study?

Writtle Campus

Our picturesque 150-hectare campus is situated in the heart of the Essex countryside.

Fees & Funding

Course Fees

30 credits (Level 6) for courses starting in 2023/24

£2,312.50

Entry Requirements

You should have a Level 6 and above qualification in Veterinary Physiotherapy.