Study Guide

Objective

The student can select appropriate assessment methods for functional ability as a basis for planning and implementing physiotherapy, considering the rehabilitees’ individual situations and their significant others as well as the phase of rehabilitation and the operational environment. They identify changes in the rehabilitees’ functional ability, especially if it is severely impaired, and are able to adjust their actions to the rehabilitees’ resources. Students develop their competence in instructing rehabilitees and their significant others, considering their resources and individual needs. Students understand the principles of sustainable development, especially social sustainability in the physiotherapy environment. Students gain competence in reviewing their own competence and actively accumulate their own competence as well as utilise their competence as part of multiprofessional work. Students utilise research knowledge in the promotion of their own competence as well as the development of neurological physiotherapy. The student can develop the assessment skills of the patient’s general status as part of the patient’s physiotherapeutic examination and treatment monitoring. Students will develop their clinical reasoning skills and will be able to combine the previously learned physiotherapy content into a practical work.

Content

Functional ability assessment suitable for the relevant stage of rehabilitation which promotes the participation of the rehabilitee, physiotherapy planning, exercise and guidance
Physiotherapy as part of multiprofessional work
Confirming the experience of ability to a difficulty disabled client/client who needs special support and his/her close community in questions and decisions related to their own functional ability and life.
Assistive equipment and technological solutions promoting rehabilitees’ functional ability and training environment as part of the implementation of therapy
Implementation of physiotherapy while considering the rehabilitee’s individual situation, stage of rehabilitation and operating environment
Digital solutions in rehabilitation
Examination-based information and review of own skills in the development of neurological physiotherapy
Clinical reasoning as part of physiotherapeutic examination and monitoring

Prerequisites

Student knows the basics of assessment and promotion of functioning in physiotherapy. Student knows the basics of body functions and structures. Student knows the basics of physiotherapy in musculoskeletal disorders. Student has accomplished minimum of 6 credits of clinical practice in physiotherapy.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-uses professional knowledge base consistently
-searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
-justifies actions by means of evidence-based knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-applies professional skills to different situations
-can act in a client-oriented way
-solves professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Student
-ensures safety and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
-acts as an expert in multidisciplinary groups with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
-develops oneself

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-applies professional concepts and knowledge fluently and diversely
-evaluates and uses evidence-based knowledge critically

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-applies professional skills with a sense of anticipation and is capable of independent decision-making in different situations
-acts responsibly and in a client-oriented way
-applies alternative solutions to professional decision-making

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Student
-evaluates professional activities and safety according to the ethical principles of the field
-acts as an expert of the field in multidisciplinary groups and projects in cooperation with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
-develops work community and oneself

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-shows great proficiency in professional knowledge base and applies it as a dedicated professional
-searches for international, evidencebased knowledge independently and uses and evaluates it critically

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-applies professional skills with a sense of anticipation and is capable of independent decision-making in different situations
and operating environments
-assumes responsibility for the client/patient’s overall care and service process within health care
-creates innovative and alternative solutions for professional decision-making

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Student
-develops professional activities and safety according to the ethical principles of the field
-develops professional activities as an expert in multidisciplinary groups and projects in cooperation with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
-has a goal-oriented approach to work and aims to develop oneself and the workplace

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-uses professional knowledge base consistently
-searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
-justifies actions by means of evidence-based knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-applies professional skills to different situations
-can act in a client-oriented way
-solves professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Student
-ensures safety and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
-acts as an expert in multidisciplinary groups with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
-develops oneself