Study Guide

Objective

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students have sensitive, transformative and anatomically accurate palpation skills. Students analyse and apply the relationships between appropriate professional core concepts, and justify their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students analyse and apply the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a responsible and proactive team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately, efficiently, proactively and safely.

Content

Examination routines and osteopathic techniques for spinal, abdominal, head areas and limbs
Person-oriented health promoting guidance and counselling of the patient

The course includes 4 cr of clinical practice.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students encounter the patient professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students work anatomically accurately, and develop their palpation skills. Students use appropriate professional core concepts, and make their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students identify the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately and safely.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students have sensitive and anatomically accurate palpation skills. Students analyse the relationships between appropriate professional core concepts, and justify their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students analyse the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a flexibly team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately, efficiently and safely.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students have sensitive, transformative and anatomically accurate palpation skills. Students analyse and apply the relationships between appropriate professional core concepts, and justify their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students analyse and apply the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a responsible and proactive team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately, efficiently, proactively and safely.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students encounter the patient professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students work anatomically accurately, and develop their palpation skills. Students use appropriate professional core concepts, and make their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students identify the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately and safely.

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes of professional communication
Learning outcomes of osteopathic examination and treatment 1