Study Guide

Objective

Students know how to utilise assessment skills and treatment methods they have learned in client work more extensively, develop these competences further and integrate theoretical knowledge with practice. They have become familiar with working in a client-oriented way in Positia, and they participate in multiprofessional teamwork.

Students can promote and support their clients as well as their own work and functional capacity by utilising skills and knowledge based of ergonomics. They can display competence in ergonomics and work safety in their own work, selection of equipment and their use as well as organisation of their work environment. Students know how to utilise the diverse occupational health and labour protection network in their work as podiatrists as well as consider the requirements for occupational health legislation.

Content

- Assessment of client’s lower limbs and posture as well as podiatric examination
- Implementing client’s podiatric treatment and its assessment
- Self-assessment and peer assessment
- Multiprofessional cooperation
- Written learning assignment
- Promotion and support of occupational health in podiatrists’ work
- Ergonomics and work safety of podiatric work, work environment and equipment
- Work load in podiatrists’ work, its evaluation and means of ergonomics supporting work ability
- Occupational health and labour protection network
- Occupational health legislation guiding podiatrists’ work

Prerequisites

Health-promoting and Clinical Podiatry - SJ00BJ80
Basics of Musculoskeletal Podiatry - SJ00BJ82
Clinical Practise 1 - SJ00BJ88

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- display learning in professional knowledge and core content in the field
- search information from a variety of sources
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
- show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- display learning in the key safety practices in the field
- act according to ethical principles
- to contribute his learning for the benefit of a group or project
Failed
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- The student does not know or appreciate knowledge in the field sufficiently
- The student does not know or cannot use concepts in his field properly
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
- The student's professional level is insufficient
- The student is not acting in accordance with his training and guidance
- The student is not trying to develop himself or his actions
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
- The student is unconcerned about professional safety or ethical principles
- The student is not motivated by or participating in group or development work