The Clinical Leadership Program (CLP) is a 10-month program designed for clinicians with minimum 3 years’ experience. The CLP involves two face-to-face workshops and monthly small group mentoring sessions, facilitated by internal and external experts and specialist clinicians.
The CLP is specifically designed for clinicians who:
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Aspire to advance their clinical reasoning and communication skills
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Wish to reflect on and refine their leadership skills
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Would like more formal involvement with experienced and specialist clinicians
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See teaching and education in their future career pathway
The CLP is available to both Healthia staff and clinicians external to Healthia.
Currently, the CLP has specific streams for physiotherapists, podiatrists, exercise physiologists and occupational therapists.
Workshops
The CLP has two face-to-face workshops - one in January and one in June. These workshops are an integral part of the program. The content of the first workshop sets the foundation for the program and the second workshop focuses on communication skills.
Learning Activities
Over the course of the program, there are a series of self-directed activities that participants undertake individually and within their allocated small groups. These activities help participants prepare and get the most out of the mentoring sessions.
Masterclasses
The CLP capstone is a Masterclass delivered by an external presenter. In the year that the Healthia conference is held, the Masterclass is run at the conference at a specific time in the program and is open to all present and past participants of the CLP.
Small Group Mentoring Sessions
At the beginning of the CLP, you will be allocated to a small group, usually of five people, for the monthly mentoring sessions.
There are seven sessions over the course of the program, each with activities to complete independently and with your group prior to the facilitated session. The sessions are facilitated by experts and/or specialist clinicians.
Several of the sessions use case-based learning to achieve the program’s aims. The monthly sessions are designed with busy private practitioners in mind and are held outside of work hours and online at a time that suits you and your group.
Learning Opportunities
We don’t like the use of the word assignments – we prefer to use the term learning opportunities!
As part of the CLP, there are two learning opportunities. One is a clinical reasoning and reflection exercise that requires you to record, with permission, an appointment with yourself and a client at the beginning and towards the end of the CLP. The second is an opportunity to reflect on your ability to give/receive feedback.
Cost
Time
The CLP requires a commitment to self-directed learning, participation in group activities and the cost of dedicated personal time. The total minimal contact hours for the CLP is 27 hours over the course of the year plus time involved in completing the tasks, receiving feedback and discussing these activities with a designated mentor.
If you are a Healthia staff member and require time out of the clinic to attend the workshops, this will need to be discussed with and approved by your clinic or regional partner.
Financial Contribution
For Healthia staff members, Healthia subsidises the cost for the CLP. To find out more about your co-contribution amount, please click on the link below
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Please note, participants are responsible for any costs associated with travelling and accommodation for attendance at the two workshops.
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