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Objective

Students familiarise themselves with patient’s interview, examination and differential diagnosis of patient cases. They also acquaint themselves with various osteopathic manual treatment therapies and demonstrate competence in safe and effective osteopathic treatment. Students know how to use osteopathic principles in their work. They are able to prioritise diverse treatment techniques and consider time limitations. Students observe peer students’ work with patients in small groups and appreciate sharing knowledge. They are capable of taking responsibility for learning of their group and sharing the acquired knowledge. Students participate in patient’s osteopathic diagnostics together with their supervising teacher and peer students. They know how to assess and develop their competence and learning methods. Students know how to communicate and interact in the work environment. They demonstrate improved integration of knowledge and skill in their work. Students are able to make a written referral for patient’s further treatment.
Clinical psychology: 1 cr
After completing the study unit, students understand the modern concept of mental health and mental capacity as well as comprehend the significance of mental resources to human adaptation and wellbeing. They recognise clients’ traumatic crisis and symptoms of mental problems, know how to apply support systems to their clients’ needs in these situations and refer clients to mental health services if required. Students have the competence to good encountering of clients with mental health problems and psychosomatic symptoms.

Content

Interview, observation and examination routines. Tests for differential diagnosis. Osteopathic diagnosis and treatment. Written referral for further treatment. Education on therapeutic exercises.
Clinical psychology 1 cr
Mental health, traumatic crisis and mental resources. Clients with mental problems: recognising most common mental health disorders, preventative mental health care and referring to treatment. Psychosomatics: relation between the body and mind, differential diagnosis of somatic and psychosomatic pain as well as somatoform symptoms.

Materials

Student is using all previous courses material; anatomy, physiology, functional anatomy, patophysiology, and so on.
Clinical psychology: the literature will be specified in the beginning of contact teaching at the latest, see Oma-workspace.

Teaching methods

guided clinical practise
customerservice working
small group conversations
Clinical psychology: interactive lectures, (case/) problem based learning, discussion, studying the course literature, reflective writing.

Employer connections

Clinical practice is done in Positia wellbeing services teaching unit.
Clinical psychology: working life oriented / working life based teaching.

Exam schedules

Clinical psychology -

Student workload

Clinical psychology: an independent distance learning assignment and a group learning assignment; continuous assessment (active participation in contact teaching); 100%. See evaluation criteria. A failed independent distance learning assignment must be complemented within one month.

Content scheduling

in 2nd period

Further information

See Clinical Handbook in Oma Positia työharjoittelu in Osteopathy documents.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students master professional concepts, and they justify their choices using the comprehensive knowledge base, based on the client’s needs. Students assess systematically the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment as well as apply working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics as well as commit themselves to the group, enhancing its functioning.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students master professional concepts and make choices together with the client using the comprehensive knowledge base. They also assess and develop their own functioning systematically.
Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment. They also apply working methods flexibly and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics considering the characteristics of various situations, and in their work they commit themselves to the code of professional conduct.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students master professional concepts and make choices together with the client using the comprehensive knowledge base, in changing environments. They also assess their own functioning and produce knowledge to develop their operating environment.
Students act independently and professionally and develop their working and operating environments together with other actors.
Students work according to professional ethics considering the characteristics of complex and unpredictable situations. Their work develops and renews professional procedures and practices.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students master professional concepts, and they justify their choices using the comprehensive knowledge base, based on the client’s needs. Students assess systematically the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment as well as apply working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics as well as commit themselves to the group, enhancing its functioning.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
self evaluation
peer evaluation
Learning assignment
evaluation conversation with student and tutor

Qualifications

Supervised clinical practice 5