Familiarisation with clinical practiceLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students work in the student clinic practicing the whole process of clinical practice management. Students know the laws and regulations related to clinical practice. Students observe a qualified osteopath at their work and their student colleagues in small groups. Students network and acquaint themselves with the osteopathic profession through worklife co-operation. Students plan and implement marketing and client events. Students work with patients in the student clinic under supervision. Students takes part in planning, implementing and developing the quality of osteopathic practice. Students work in the student clinic office and carry out duties at the reception. They act as members of the work community in an entrepreneurial spirit and assess their own development.

Content

Patient interview and osteopathic evaluation. Observation of student colleagues and small group work. Laws and regulations defining the practice of an osteopath. Clinic handbook. Confidentiality, ethical and collegial conduct, data protection, etiquette and hygiene. CEN-standard of osteopathic healthcare provision. Working at the reception, clinical practice management and marketing. Observing a qualified osteopaths’ consultation. Cooperation skills. Multiprofessional collaboration.

Qualifications

All previous studies must be accomplished.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use the appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They recognise the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students’ actions follow the rules and instructions given, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act responsibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students analyse the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as justify their choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They analyse the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act according to the rules and instructions given in their operating environment, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and assess the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They assess the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act initiatively and goal-orientedly in diverse operating environments, and they apply working methods appropriately and safely.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students use the appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They recognise the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students’ actions follow the rules and instructions given, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act responsibly as group members.