Health Promotion in Podiatry (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student is able to describe health promotion as a multifaceted phenomenon and a continuous process. The student is able to recognize client’s needs for instructions and guide the client by strengthening the client’s own resources and encouraging participation. The student is able to describe national and international recommendations and commitments. The student is knowledgeable about the health promotion process and models at individual and community levels as well as recognize promotive and preventative points of view as a part of health promotion. The student recognizes guidance as a part of client work and is able to apply the principles of motivational interview.

The student recognizes the connection of genetics, age, life habits and illnesses with foot health. The student can recognize parts of self-care and manage to review self-care habits as well as assess the footwear and pain.

The student is able to plan and execute instructional situations for clients and groups that support and promote self-care utilizing appropriate didactive solutions. The student is able to produce applicable material that meets client’s needs.

The student understands the modern view of mental health and psychological functional capacity, viewing a human as psychophysical being, and understands the meaning of psychological resources for human adaptation and well-being. The student is prepared for positive interaction with a client with psychological symptoms. The student understands common mental disorders, is able to assess the sufficiency of own ability in client’s care and direct the client to appropriate mental health services.

Content

-Health promotion defined by national and international recommendations
-Health promotion process and models
-Promotive and preventative point of view
-Impact of illnesses on lower extremity health
-Motivational interview
-Life habits and podiatry
-Connection of genetics to foot health
-Parts of self-care in podiatry
-Reviewing of foot self-care habits
-Properties and choice of shoes
-Assessment of shoes and socks
-Solutions for supporting self-care
-Planning and implementation of instructional situations
-Mental health and psychological functional capacity
-Holistic view of human well-being
-Crisis and facing a client in crisis
-Psychological resources

Location and time

Myllypyro`s campus
Zoom
Teams

Materials

tunneilla jaettu materiaali
Stolt, Flink, Saarikoski, Väyrynen 2017: Jalkaterveys - uusittu painos vuodesta 2023

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Learning assignments
Group guidance
Laboratory instructions

Employer connections

New Feet 31.1.2025

Exam schedules

Learning assignments:
- self-care assignment (group assignment), dead line 25.2.2024
- motivational interview, online course, dead line 16.3.2025

Book examy 28.2.2025 at 9-11 a.m.
Exam submission 14.3.2025 in Zoom: https://metropolia.zoom.us/my/annianttila

1.Re-exam 8.4.2025 at 15-17 in Exam room
2.Re-exam 20.5.2025 at 15-17 in Exam room
For the re-exam, the student will reserve an Exam room for the period in question, where they will take the retake.

Late submission of learning assignments automatically calculates the overall assessment of the course by one digit.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 op = 27t opiskelijan työtä
Koko opintojakson kuormittavuus 5op = 135 t, tämä jakaantuu etäopetukseen, intensiiviviikkojen lähiopetukseen sekä itsenäiseen opiskeluun.

Content scheduling

1op Psykologia / Tuomas Leisti
4op jalkaterveyden edistäminen / Anni Anttila

Further information

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

MATERIALS and assignments created by the teacher are protected under the Copyright law (404/61), and the teacher holds copyright to these creations. Assignments and materials may not be used other than in your own studies. The public distribution of these is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.

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.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

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

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work as a member of a work group
· Student 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
· Student can work in a client-oriented way

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student can act in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work in work groups and projects
· Student develops oneself

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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

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

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

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student uses professional knowledge base of the field one-sidedly and is not familiar
enough with the sources of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student does not have adequate professional knowledge or skills
· Student does not act according to educational objectives or instruction

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student does not consider professional safety or ethical principles sufficiently
· Student does not show adequate readiness to participate in group and development work

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Learning assignment
Book exam