Podiatry for children and adolescentsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to meet children and young people as clients.
You know children’s and young people’s typical foot problems.
You know the methods of podiatry for children and young people with the most common foot problems.
You know the most common disabilities that affect the development and function of the lower limbs.

Content

How do you meet children and young people as clients?
What are the most common problems in the lower limbs of children and young people, and how do you treat them?
How do the most common developmental disabilities affect the development and function of lower limbs?

Qualifications

Clinical practice I and II

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
- work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
- evaluate operations in client, user and target group situations.
- apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.