Clinical practice ILaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

You understand how podiatric processes work in working life.
You are able to counsel clients individually as part of podiatric processes.
You can consider clients’ diseases, medication, functional ability when planning and performing podiatric processes.
You can support clients’ participation in promoting foot healt according to their ability to function in their own living environment.
You collect practical experience of the treatment principles, methods and clinical practices of podiatry.
You become familiar with the professional environment and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation with other specialists.

Content

How does the podiatric process work?
How do you counsel cöients individually?
How do you pay attention to clients’ background information in podiatric processes?
How can you support clients’ involvement in foot healt and account for their living environment?
What are the most common podiatric interventions and therapeutic principles?
What kind of operating environments do podiatrists work in?
Which multi-professional teams do podiatrists belong to?

Qualifications

studies of the I-III semesters

Materials

studies in the module of Podiatric specialty

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary systematically.
- look for information in the key information sources of the field.
- identify interrelated tasks.
- work together with clients, users and target groups.
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
- justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.