Table 1.

Topics covered in the physiotherapy degree programme fostering inclusion, diversity, and equity over a four-year period.

1st year	2nd year	3rd year	4th year
❏ Introduction to diversity and disability ❏ History of physiotherapy ❏ Introduction to public health ❏ Principles of adult learning and health education ❏ Group rehabilitation and group dynamics ❏ Interdisciplinary care ❏ Communication skills ❏ Cultural differences affecting communication ❏ Transformative approach to disability awareness ❏ Cultural, ethnic, religious & educational diversity and their impact on subjective examination ❏ Self-health assessment ❏ Adolescence ❏ Professional behaviour and wellness ❏ International classification of disability, function, and health (ICF) ❏ Bioethics	❏ Health and society ❏ Determinants of health ❏ Understanding health in urban and rural contexts ❏ Health and aging (gerontology) ❏ Rehabilitation process ❏ HIV and rehabilitation ❏ Social exclusion as a determinant of health	❏ Family centred practice ❏ Participation ❏ Childhood disability in the South African context ❏ Integrative medicine ❏ Mental health and awareness ❏ Social security and social grants ❏ Health promotion ❏ Primary health care ❏ Community development ❏ Community based rehabilitation ❏ Home based rehabilitation ❏ Community assessment ❏ Community participation ❏ Ethics in physiotherapy and health care	❏ Health challenges for children in South Africa ❏ Public health laws ❏ Planning and managing physiotherapy services in a district health system ❏ Health screening in a community setting ❏ Occupational health and safety ❏ Self-efficacy and management