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Excercise in health promotion (5 cr)

Code: FT00AD94-3004

General information


Enrollment

16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020

Timing

13.01.2020 - 08.05.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Helka Sarén
  • Suvi Lamberg

Teacher in charge

Suvi Lamberg

Groups

  • FTSA19KP
    Physiotherapy, full-time studies

Objective

You can design, accomplish and evaluate goal-oriented and client-specific health exercise for individuals and groups.
You can take into account the special characteristics and needs of the clients when planning and implementing health-promoting exercise.
You can cooperate in dialogue with your client.
You can design and utilize appropriate guidance material and methods for various target groups.

Content

How do you define health-promoting exercise, special exercise and adapted exercise?
How are the special characteristics and needs of the clients taken into account when planning and implementing health-promoting exercise?
What is the significance of nutrition when planning and implementing health-promoting exercise?
What are motivation levels and how do you consider them in physiotherapeutic guidance and counseling process?
How do you select appropriate methods for guiding health-promoting exercise?
How do you support and promote interaction and dialogue in guidance and counseling?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that learning outcomes of the first year studies have been reached.