Leadership of physiotherapy operations and quality managementLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Students reflect on their expertise and determine their development needs considering self-management and their resources. They assess and anticipate the impact of changes in society on physiotherapy as well as act as developers and producers of services conveying breadth of vision. Students identify and analyse the significance of administration and leadership for producing physiotherapy services benefitting individuals and society. They are capable of strategic work by assessing and being responsible for the implementation of strategies as developers of their work community. Students develop the quality, effectiveness and economy of their actions in their work unit from a client-oriented perspective. They utilise tacit knowledge as a resource of management and deepen their professional ethics in their leadership work.

Content

Self-management and use of tacit knowledge as a resource of leadership
Management and administration of a physiotherapy unit
Quality work as part of leadership in the work unit
Operational organisations and administration
Physiotherapists’ possibilities for influencing decision-making at regional, national and international level

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1-2)
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)

Good (3-4)
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)

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.