Study Guide

Objective

The student can describe the physical load factors of care and therapy work. Students can identify the importance of ergonomic principles in the prevention of musculoskeletal problems, and they are able to demonstrate their competence in using them in their own operations. Students are capable of planning and instructing clients’ safe assistance and transfer that supports the clients’ functional ability. The student can describe the basics of physical activity guidance and is able to implement individual and objective physical activity guidance for different-aged people, which supports the client’s functional ability and health as well as the client’s physical activity behaviour. The purpose of the work placement is to develop students’ professional competence to operate in dialogue in interaction with their work community and clients. Students know how to implement basic physiotherapy methods in a client-oriented manner. Students will identify and recognise the aspects of sustainable development in and affecting the work of physiotherapists. Students’ key professional competence and expertise deepen systematically as the studies progress. International collaboration in physiotherapy in the spring semester.

Content

Assistance and instruction of mobility and transfer that promotes the client's functional ability.
Basics of planning, guiding and instructing health-enhancing physical activity
Physical activity guidance and instruction skills
Students’ work placement is always a goal-oriented, supervised and evaluated activity.
International collaboration in physiotherapy in the spring semester

Prerequisites

Student knows the basics of body functions and structures and assessment of functioning.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
-is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
-distinguishes informal information from research knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
-aims to act in a client-oriented way
-proves to have adequate skills to act in
-professional situations

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
-can work as a member of a work group
-is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for knowledge from various sources and is familiar with the professional
knowledge base of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-can work well in typical professional
tasks and situations
-can work in a client-oriented way

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-can apply professional skills in professional situations and acts responsibly
-can act in a client-oriented way
-is capable of solving professional tasks
and problems

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for knowledge from different sources and justifies their use
-utilizes the professional knowledge base

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-can apply professional skills in professional situations and acts responsibly
-can act in a client-oriented way
-is capable of solving professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-justifies professional activities based on the ethical principles of the field
-can work in work groups and projects and shares competence
-develops oneself

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
-is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
-distinguishes informal information from research knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
-aims to act in a client-oriented way
-proves to have adequate skills to act in
-professional situations

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
-can work as a member of a work group
-is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs