Give me a Chance - Rehabilitation of People with Memory DisorderLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing this course, you will understand what kind of professional competence is needed in supporting rehabilitation of people with memory disorders. You will be able to justify your actions and the choices you make based on evidence. You know how to prepare and evaluate together with the client a rehabilitation plan that fits their everyday life and environment, supports their resources, agency and meaning of life. After completing the course, you will be able to use different means and methods to support people with memory disorders in their everyday life.

Content

The first part of the study course, Part 1 (1 credit) is mandatory for all participants. After this, you can continue to complete the entire course (5 credits) or choose the parts that suit you from Parts 2 to 4. The extent of each individual part is 1 credit.

NOTE! Open university students have to finish all parts to get a graded.

Part 1: Key concepts of memory work (1 cr)
Part 2: Memory disorder rehabilitants as experts of their own lives (1cr)
Part 3: The rehabilitative everyday life of people with memory disorders (1cr)
Part 4: Rehabilitation plan for a memory disorder rehabilitant (1cr)
Part 5:Means and methods in the everyday life of memory disorder rehabilitant (1cr)

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Each section of the course is evaluated separately on a pass-fail scale. The overall assessment corresponds to the completed extent of the course.
Defined evaluation criteria
Pass:
Part 1: the student can describe the key concepts related to rehabilitation of people with memory disorders using the research-based information.
Part 2: the student acknowledges memory disorder rehabilitants as experts of their own lives.
Part 3: the student identifies rehabilitation possibilities of people with memory disorders and factors affecting rehabilitation.
Part 4: the student acknowledges the process and the meaning of memory disorder rehabilitation.
Part 5: the student can describe goal-oriented means and methods that promote memory disorder rehabilitation.