Remote Field Experience

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Welcome and congratulations on undertaking Rural and Remote Field Experience as a subject, it can be a very rewarding and challenging experience. The following information is a field experience orientation manual which will provide information on the learning objectives, learning requirements, key attributes to success, key organisations and practical subject requirements. There are two complementary learning guides; the first being the subject outline which will give detailed information on your assessment requirements. and the second being the student orientation manual detailing the code of conduct and placement rules for visiting students.
The Rural and Remote Field Experience Module is intended to provide students with the opportunity
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The Boulia Camel Races is held annually on the third weekend of July. Attractions include fireworks, bands, magicians, markets, wood chopping and, of course, the camels. Although riding the camels is not a likely occurrence, there is opportunities for visitors to race bareback on their smaller cousin, the donkey. http://www.boulia.qld.gov.au/events/-/asset_publisher/ibuDj6xBG7La/content/boulia-camel-races NAIDOC week
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.
NAIDOC Week is held in the first full week of July. It is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society. During NADIDOC there is always a plethora of activities and events to get involved with as part of JCU and MICRRH. http://www.naidoc.org.au/ Section 4
4.1 Mandatory
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The danger of burnout and compassion fatigue is that it not only has negative consequences for the mental health worker, but also for the clients through reduction of the professional’s capacity to adequately support them. As students moving into a professional role it is important to recognise and take responsibility for your own mental health. It is important to notice the signs of burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as ways to protect yourself from them with