Clinical practice IIILaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

You can work professionally in different physiotherapy contexts with individuals and in group situations.
You can combine the basic knowledge of client-oriented physiotherapy planning and implementation to the musculoskeletal, respiratory, circulatory and neurological physiotherapy.
You can use and justify the means of physiotherapeutic examination, assessment and influencing at different stages of a physiotherapy process.
You can support clients’ participation in promoting their own functioning in their own environment.
You can describe physiotherapy as a part of clients’ rehabilitation processes and multi-professional cooperation.
You can account for individual resources and the effects of life phases on wellbeing at work.
You can choose, justify and use evidence-based physiotherapy methods to support and promote occupational wellbeing.
You can evaluate how well you can apply your knowhow and skills in different work situations.

Content

How do you assess clients’ functioning in the framework of international ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health)?
How do you support clients’ functioning, advising them to utilize assistive devices, technological solutions and environmental possibilities?
How do you motivate clients to promote their health and functioning with the feeling of empowerment?
How do you evaluate clients’ resources and apply physiotherapy methods to empower clients?
How do you assess workload and how do you affect the factors that appear in them?
How do you act as a physiotherapist in a multi-professional team?
How do you evaluate your own expertise in applying physiotherapy in relation to your own and course objectives?

Qualifications

Attending the course requires achieving the learning outcomes of the 1st and 2nd academic year studies.

Materials

Research and development skills, 5 ECTS credits
Bachelor's thesis: idea and planning, 5 ECTS credits

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with clients, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.