Clinical Practice in Adult Physiotherapy

Structure Type: Course
Code: KG10BPE2
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 15.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Kiili, Riitta
Teacher Team: Haapala, Pia ; Mäntykivi, Pirkko ; Svahn, Tarja ; Hautamäki, Minna
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students will
- practise the assessment of the working population to learn to detect dysfunction,
- learn to plan and use various tools in physiotherapy to maintain and promote functional capacity and to evaluate their own actions in individual and group therapy,
- gain further practice in therapeutic training to be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the exercises and, if necessary, to choose a different approach,
- advance their skills in collaborating and interacting with patients, families and other staff members,
- learn to use various techniques for acquiring information, and
- pay attention to ergonomics in all areas of their work.

Student's Workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Contents

To be announced at the beginning of the course.

Recommended or Required Reading

To be announced at the beginning of the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Practical training in the working world + report
- Online learning

Assessment Criteria

Grading will be announced during the course.

Assessment Methods

- Thematic journal as part of a portfolio
- Writing assignments on the achievement of the desired learning outcomes
- Feedback from the clinical supervisor and physiotherapy teacher
- Group discussion at the end of the course based on the themes of the learning journal.

Work Placement

Practical training in health and social care organisations

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