Therapeutic Exercise and Patient Assistance. Work placement 1 (5 cr)

Objective

The student can describe the physical load factors of care and therapy work. Students can identify the importance of ergonomic principles in the prevention of musculoskeletal problems, and they are able to demonstrate their competence in using them in their own operations. Students are capable of planning and instructing clients’ safe assistance and transfer that supports the clients’ functional ability. The student can describe the basics of physical activity guidance and is able to implement individual and objective physical activity guidance for different-aged people, which supports the client’s functional ability and health as well as the client’s physical activity behaviour. The purpose of the work placement is to develop students’ professional competence to operate in dialogue in interaction with their work community and clients. Students know how to implement basic physiotherapy methods in a client-oriented manner. Students will identify and recognise the aspects of sustainable development in and affecting the work of physiotherapists. Students’ key professional competence and expertise deepen systematically as the studies progress. International collaboration in physiotherapy in the spring semester.

Content

Assistance and instruction of mobility and transfer that promotes the client's functional ability.
Basics of planning, guiding and instructing health-enhancing physical activity
Physical activity guidance and instruction skills
Students’ work placement is always a goal-oriented, supervised and evaluated activity.
International collaboration in physiotherapy in the spring semester

Location and time

3rd and 4th period, Myllypuro campus.
Information about the clinical practice in Zoom on 28.2. (see the timetable for details).
Learning goal workshop for clinical practice on 15.4. (see the timetable for details).
Clinical practice 5.5.-18.5.2025.

Materials

Oppiportti online course materials.
See the instructions for clinical practice tasks on Workseed and Wiki. Use researched knowledge in your assignments and evidence-based practice in your activities according to the guidelines.

Teaching methods

Clinical practice and written assignments
Learning diary
Group discussion
Guided assignments
Face-to-face teaching
Group work and peer assessment
Online course on Patient Safety (Oppiportti, available only in Finnish)

Employer connections

Clinical practice 3 credits, 2 weeks, 35 h / week + independent research and assignments 5 h / week, or timing as otherwise agreed. Information about the clinical practice place must be reported via Wiki well in advance before the start of the clinical practice. Extract from the criminal record to be submitted at least one month before the start of the clinical practice. If the student does not submit the extract on time, the practice will not start.

Exam schedules

Completion of the Patient Safety e-learning and certificate stored in OMA by 21.4.2025.

Demonstration dates for the guidance competencies will be announced at the start of the course. Possibility to repeat the demonstration with the next implementation in autumn 2025.

According to the Degree Regulations of Metropolia, the student must re-register for the course and complete it in a manner agreed with the teacher if the student does not receive an acceptable assessment at the re-assessment sessions or if the required sub-credits are not completed.

International connections

Clinical practice abroad is possible. See wiki2.metropolia.fi -> Fysioterapian työelämäharjoittelu.
Information on internationalization.
International collaboration, details to be specified at the start of the course.

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

Clinical practice including assignments, small group discussion and online course 3 ETCS
Guidance competencies demonstrations 1 ETCS
Mobility and transition assistance (mandatory attendance). Internationalization in Physiotherapy 1 ETCS

Content scheduling

Guidance competencies demonstrations 3rd period
Mobility and transition assistance 3th period
Clinical practice 4th period

Further information

Information about clinical practice wiki2.metropolia.fi -> Fysioterapian työelämäharjoittelu.

If the student has individualized educational support / study arrangements, shall this student contact the teacher of the course immediately after the end of the registration period (or latest before the start of the course.)

It is not allowed to use or distribute any tasks, assignments or MATERIALS in any other way than in the student's own studies. Distributing ONLY with the teacher's personal permission.

Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer; for example, by returning the first course assignment. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer in advance. Being accepted to a course is conditional until the prior competence requirements determined for the course have been checked. If a registered student does not participate in the course implementation, the lecturer responsible for the course will remove the student from the implementation within two weeks from its start.

Compensation for clinical practice absences is specified in the Wiki site information letter.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
-is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
-distinguishes informal information from research knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
-aims to act in a client-oriented way
-proves to have adequate skills to act in
-professional situations

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
-can work as a member of a work group
-is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for knowledge from various sources and is familiar with the professional
knowledge base of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-can work well in typical professional
tasks and situations
-can work in a client-oriented way

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-can apply professional skills in professional situations and acts responsibly
-can act in a client-oriented way
-is capable of solving professional tasks
and problems

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for knowledge from different sources and justifies their use
-utilizes the professional knowledge base

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
-can apply professional skills in professional situations and acts responsibly
-can act in a client-oriented way
-is capable of solving professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-justifies professional activities based on the ethical principles of the field
-can work in work groups and projects and shares competence
-develops oneself

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
Student
-can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
-is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
-distinguishes informal information from research knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
Student
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
-aims to act in a client-oriented way
-proves to have adequate skills to act in
-professional situations

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
-is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
-can work as a member of a work group
-is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs

Assessment methods and criteria

Guidance competencies demonstrations
Participation and assigned tasks
Accepted completion of the online course
Clinical practice: small group discussion, assigned tasks, tripartite supervision discussion, self-assessment and assessment by the clinical practice supervisor.
Approved and rejected clinical practice criteria on the Wiki.
To be accepted, each assignment, small group discussion and clinical practice must be completed successfully and the practice tasks must be recorded and signed off tripartite in Workseed.

Qualifications

Student knows the basics of body functions and structures and assessment of functioning.