The Role of Podiatry in Health and Rehabilitation Services (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student understands the networking of a work community and is able to operate in various roles in the work community. The student is knowledgeable of social and health services and the main legislation that defines them. The student is knowledgeable of the principals of accessibility from the point of view of clients, employees, operational environment, and legislation.

The student knows the principles of organizing podiatric services. The student is knowledgeable of the principles of organizing services and competitive bidding practices of the services. The student understands the meaning of social and health services to individuals, communities and the society. The student is able to direct clients to appropriate services. The student recognizes the student’s own potential as a podiatric operator and developer.

Occupational life Swedish: The students acquire the written and oral language skills in the second domestic language that are necessary in their professional field, as stipulated by national legislation (1129/2014, 7 §). The students have the written and oral language skills to communicate in work environments of their professional field, and as members of a multidisciplinary work community while ethically considering various operators when working in Swedish in Finland and in Nordic countries OR in Finnish (as a second language) while considering the cultural and linguistic starting points of people participating in the communications. The students acquire oral and written language and communication skills (Swedish or Finnish as a second language) reaching the minimum of B1 level as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They learn to seek information related to their own professional fields in various sources and convey information both orally and in writing by utilising the opportunities provided by technology and digitalisation. During their studies, the students form a positive and realistic view of their language use and communicative competence as well as skills and motivation to develop them further.

Content

-Podiatry services in the Helsinki metropolitan area
-Networking
-Accessibility
-Competitive bidding processes
-Podiatry process: defining the necessity for podiatry services, the planning, implementation, and assessment of podiatry
-Documentation
-Forming, recording, and storing medical records of patients
-Health care client and patient medical record systems and information entry
-Podiatric terminology usage in documentation
-Podiatry referral and feedback supporting multi-professional work

The studies of a second domestic language are integrated with the following contents:
Key international interaction situations of the professional field within Finland and internationally: individual and group communication
Key concepts and terminology
Organisations, working environments, tasks, processes and equipment of the professional field
Self-assessment of linguistic and communication skills and the development of learning strategies

Location and time

Zoom
Teams
Myllypuron kampus
Ruotsi: Alkutapaaminen sekä tentit kampuksella, opetus Zoomin kautta monimuotoryhmässä.

Materials

Tunneilla annettu oppimateriaali ja kirjallisuus
Ruotsi: Opettajan oma materiaali, löytyy OMAsta ennen toteutuksen alkua.

Teaching methods

Verkko-opetus
Lähiopetus

Employer connections

Tutustumiskäynti työelämässä olevan jalkaterapeutin luona erikseen sovittavan aikataulun mukaisesti

Exam schedules

Ruotsi: Kirjallinen ja suullinen tentti kurssin lopussa. Kaksi uusintamahdollisuutta.

Student workload

Ruotsi: 3 op, noin 80 tuntia.

Content scheduling

Ruotsi 3 op
Jalkaterapia osana terveys- ja kuntoutuspalveluita 1 op
Jalkaterapiaprosessi 1op

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- display learning in core content
- use individual professional concepts correctly
- find information for a specific situation
- distinguish between non-theoretical and theoretical information
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS,PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- act in individual professional situations as instructed
- display learning in his professional field
- show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- follow safety instructions
- display learning in the ethical principles of his professional field
- operate as a member of a student group

Second domestic language: In communication situations related to his/her field the student manages in the most common general and specialised professional communication situations. The student can write simple, partially non-uniform text. Errors may cause difficulties to understand, but they do not prevent the message from being conveyed. The student participates in simple interaction, but often needs support from their discussion partner. The student is familiar with the normal vocabulary of their field of expertise and general language, but inaccuracies and the effect of other languages may interfere with conveying messages. The student uses the most common basic structures is a monotonous, and partially incorrect, manner. The student mainly pronounces correctly, although pronunciation differs from the target language and the slowness of the sentence rhythm makes the assessment of communication functionality difficult.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- display an understanding of concepts and professional knowledge in the field
- assess and limit the amount of information needed
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS,PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- operate well in typical professional duties and contexts
- operate in a multicultural environment
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- operate safely
- act according to professional ethics
- operate in a student group

Second domestic language: In communication situations related to his/her field the student manages reasonably in everyday common general and specialised professional communication situations. The student can compose coherent texts that successfully communicate the intended meaning and takes initiative in familiar professional communication situations. The student uses general and basic technical terminology of his/her own field relatively well. Lapses may occur in the choice of words or grammatical structures, but these do not cause misunderstanding. The student pronounces in an understandable manner, and the breaks in the sentence rhythm do not interfere with conveying messages.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
- assess and use various information sources
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS,PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- apply professional information in professional assignments
- work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
- act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- to take safety issues into consideration in his action
- argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
- organise the activities of a group of students

Second domestic language: In communication situations related to his/her field the student manages in extremely diverse and challenging common general and specialised professional communication situations. The student can produce clear and detailed texts appropriate for the situation. The student is an active participant in professional communication situations and allows for the requirements of the situation. Speaks fluently and effortlessly and takes the conversation partner in account. Uses technical and general terminology as well as grammatical structures diversely and almost without errors. Pronounces clearly, with a natural sentence rhythm.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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 not properly developed
- The student is not acting in accordance with his training and guidance
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
- The student is not familiar with instructions related to professional safety or ethical principles
- The student withdraws from cooperation with others

Second domestic language: In communication situations related to his/her field the student manages in the most common general and specialised professional communication situations. The student can write simple, partially non-uniform text. Errors may cause difficulties to understand, but they do not prevent the message from being conveyed. The student participates in simple interaction, but often needs support from their discussion partner. The student is familiar with the normal vocabulary of their field of expertise and general language, but inaccuracies and the effect of other languages may interfere with conveying messages. The student uses the most common basic structures is a monotonous, and partially incorrect, manner. The student mainly pronounces correctly, although pronunciation differs from the target language and the slowness of the sentence rhythm makes the assessment of communication functionality difficult.

Assessment methods and criteria

Ruotsi: Kirjallinen ja suullinen tentti. Kirjallinen tehtävä toteutuksen aikana.

Qualifications

Basics of Podiatry Profession
Health Promotion in Podiatry
Second domestic language: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, Level B1.

Further information

Recommended optional programme components
The student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan.

Further information

Recommended optional programme components
The student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan.