Rehabilitation policy and rehabilitation approaches (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the key concepts and approaches related to welfare and rehabilitation.
You know the sociological, social and economic mechanisms in your working environment and understand their connections to the changes and strategic decisions in national and international welfare and rehabilitation policies.
You are familiar with the national rehabilitation service system and its core legislation.
You are able to monitor and benefit from multidisciplinary national and international research and development activities in the field of rehabilitation.

Content

What are the key concepts and approaches in rehabilitation?
How do political and administrative planning, control and decision-making influence the management and development of social and health care and rehabilitation?
What is the legal and ethical basis of the rehabilitation service system and how is it used to control the planning and development of operation?
Where is multidisciplinary research into rehabilitation found and how can it be applied?

Evaluation

You are able to find, study, produce and critically evaluate multidisciplinary data concerning rehabilitation.
You are able to evaluate different strategic approaches and justify their use in terms of management and development.
You are able to work independently and in teams to meet the set objectives.
You are able to communicate consistently in English, in spoken and written contexts.

Course material

Material is available in eLearning platform and students are supposed to use other relevant literature for the studies

Study forms and methods

This is an online course implemented by means of an eLearning platform (Learn and Teams) including webinars, group meetings, project work, independent tasks, peer discussions and seminars. The student must have a computer fitted with a web-cam and software necessary for the completion of studies and a microphone (head-set)

RDI and work-related cooperation

It is advised that written reports and other assignments are integrated into your own field of work with a focus on the development of rehabilitation practices.
This course includes integration to Xamk RDI-projects if possible

Timing of exams and assignments

Will be announced during the course orientation sessions

International cooperation

On the course, students will engage in international collaboration

Student workload

5 ects=135h

Course part description

Key concepts and approaches related to welfare and rehabilitation.
Sociological, social and economic mechanisms in your working environment and their connections to the changes and strategic decisions in national and international welfare and rehabilitation policies.
National rehabilitation service system and the core legislation related to it.
Multidisciplinary national and international research and development activities in the field of rehabilitation.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Master level evaluation based on EQF7