Rehabilitation Practice, Communication and Professionalism (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning)
About This Course
This course equips learners with essential skills for safe, professional practice within multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Learners develop core competencies in clinical communication, ethical decision-making, and managing complex patient, and family interactions. The course prepares learners to handle challenging conversations and delivering patient-centred care. The course integrates medico-legal principles, scope of practice, and ethical decision-making frameworks relevant to contemporary physiotherapy practice. Through simulation, role-play, and technology-enhanced learning such as conversational chatbot practice, learners strengthen communication skills in a safe environment, supporting their career progression into advanced clinical, leadership, and collaborative healthcare roles across diverse practice settings.
What You'll Learn
1. Assessing clinical complexity, patient needs, and potential risks.
2. Applying clinical reasoning, ethical, legal, and professional principles to determine safe and patient-centred management strategies.
3. Communicating effectively with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals in routine and challenging situations.
4. Applying structured communication approaches to support shared decision-making and patient-centred care.
Entry Requirements
Physiotherapists with full registration from the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), Singapore with Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent and currently employed in a relevant area of practice / work.
Shortlisting will be conducted for this programme.
Note: Learners are required to complete the following Graduate Certificate courses as specified before proceeding with the remaining courses to attain a FlexiMasters.
• Principles of Physiotherapy Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
• Management of Clinical Conditions in Physiotherapy Rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation Practice, Communication and Professionalism