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Objective

Introduction to clinical practice 1 cr
Students understand the osteopathic clinical process as a whole, both from the student and the patient perspective. Students observe more experienced students during their work with patients in small groups. Students show they are capable of teamwork in the clinical environment.
Basics of psychology and basis for therapeutic competence: 1 cr
After completing the study unit, students are able to define psychological phenomena and consider basic principles of therapeutic approach to their work. They realise the significance of their own personality to interaction. Students are able to conduct a motivating interview and capable of interaction as well as give reflection of client service from an ethical viewpoint. They learn to establish the limits of their professional expertise and wellbeing at work.
Swedish 3 cr
The students acquire the written and oral language skills in the second domestic language that are necessary in their professional field, as required by national legislation (352/2003 8§).
The students are able to communicate in Swedish in professional contexts both in Finland and in the other Nordic countries, taking into account the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the communication partners.
The students acquire oral and written language and communication skills that are at least at the B1 level as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They learn to seek information related to their own professional field invarious sources and convey information both orally and in writing.
During their studies, the students form a positive and realistic view of their language and communicative competence as well as skills and motivation to develop it further.

Content

Introduction to clinical practice 1 cr
Acquainting with the student clinic. Observation of more experienced student colleagues. Clinic visit as a patient. Confidentiality, ethical and collegial conduct, data protection, etiquette and hygiene. Familiarisation with the work of related healthcare professionals. CEN-standard of osteopathic healthcare provision.
Basics of psychology and basis for therapeutic competence: 1 cr
Helping other people by using own personality as a tool. Motivating interview and interaction. Psychological phenomena, basic principles, ethical questions and own wellbeing in therapeutic interaction.
Swedish 3 cr
The contents of the course focus on field-specific oral and written exercises related to the following themes:
- self-assessing one’s language and communication skills and developing learning strategies
- education and career planning
- organisations, working environments, tasks, processes and tools
- field-related texts; increasing and activating the knowledge of technical terminology
- key interactive communication situations: individual and group communication.
The description of the detailed course contents can be found in the course implementation plan.

Location and time

Introduction to clinical practice during 1. ja 2. pediod (fall 2020)

the Swedish course will take place during the first period at Teams.

Materials

Introduction to clinical practice:
Handbook of clinical practice
CEN standard

Swedish: the teachers own material, available before course start at OMA

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Teamwork
Assignments
Observation

Employer connections

Getting to know the activities of HyMy village 3x4h

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Introduction to clinical practice course resources: 1 ECTS x 27h = 27h for student to work

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

Further details of the course and material is pointed in the beginning of the course.

In case the student has received a decision for individual support, which can affect the completion of the study unit, the student should be in touch with the responsible teacher of the study unit directly after the ending of the enrolment period.

The teacher may give additional assignments as a pedagogical solution e.g. to cover for absence.

Finnish in stead of Swedish for students who have studied in Swedish at school and students who have not studied Swedish at school.

Evaluation scale

0-5

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.
In the professional field specific communication situations, the students:
- manage the most common situations at work and field specific language use.
- can write simple, partly incoherent text. Errors can make the text difficult to understand, but they do not prevent the delivery of the message.
- participate in simple interaction but often need conversational help from the peers.
- use normal and general vocabulary related to their field; inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may prevent the delivery of the message. - they use basic grammatical structures unilaterally and somewhat incorrectly.
- pronunciation mainly understandable, even if the pronunciation is different from the target language and the slow sentence rhythm complicates the assessment.

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.
In the professional field specific communication situations, the students:
- manage reasonably well in the everyday general and field-specific communication situations.
- can write a coherent text, in which the message is communicated.
- takes a part in the familiar situations in the field.
- is able to use general basic vocabulary in the field relatively well. Incorrect structures and choices of words may appear but they do not prevent communication.
- pronunciation is understandable. Breaks in the sentence rhythm do not interfere with understanding the message.

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.
In the professional field specific communication situations, the students:
- Master varied and demanding general field-specific situations.
- Can write good and detailed text appropriately.
- Are actively involved in the professional communication situations. The speech is smooth and effortless and the recipient is taken into account.
- Use general terminology widely and structures almost free of errors.
- Pronunciation is clear, the sentence rhythm is natural.

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.
In the professional field specific communication situations, the students:
- manage the most common situations at work and field specific language use.
- can write simple, partly incoherent text. Errors can make the text difficult to understand, but they do not prevent the delivery of the message.
- participate in simple interaction but often need conversational help from the peers.
- use normal and general vocabulary related to their field; inaccuracy and the influence of other languages may prevent the delivery of the message. - they use basic grammatical structures unilaterally and somewhat incorrectly.
- pronunciation mainly understandable, even if the pronunciation is different from the target language and the slow sentence rhythm complicates the assessment.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments
Active participation
Exam
Observations

Swedish: oral and written learning tasks (and maybe exams) - oarl and written skills separately 1-5

Qualifications

Introduction to Studying, Human anatomy 1, Professional Communication and IT Skills.
The acquisition of professional language and communication competence in the second domestic language (Swedish) requires the starting level B1.1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.