Advanced neurological physiotherapy (5 cr)
Code: FT00DW21-3004
General information
Enrollment
06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Timing
15.01.2024 - 03.05.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Department of Sports and Rehabilitation
Campus
Savonlinna Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Elina Päykkönen
Groups
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FTSA22KPPhysiotherapy, full-time studies
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FTSA21SMPhysiotherapy, part-time studies
Objective
You can take into account and support clients' participation and agency in physiotherapy processes.
You can assess reliably and in a versatile way the functional and mobility capabilities of clients taking into account individuals' resources and operational strategies.
You can plan and guide therapeutic exercises supporting individuals' motor learning and taking into account the special features of central and peripheral nervous system disorders as well as the individual resources and operational strategies.
You are able to apply the most influential methods of neurological physiotherapy, taking into account individuals' resources and the living environment.
Content
How do you take into account and support clients' participation and agency in physiotherapy processes?
How do you choose, justify, and use different assessment methods for functional ability to take into account individual resources, operational strategies, and supporting clients' participation in physiotherapy processes?
How do you design and guide progressive, task-oriented training for neurological rehabilitation, taking into account the special features of central and peripheral nervous system disorders, the individual resources, operational strategies,and habitat?
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Qualifications
Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the first and second academic year studies have been achieved.