Professional English for Physiotherapists

Objectives

Student
- when conducting a client interview, is capable of asking relevant questions relating to one’s previous functional capacity and wellbeing
- can instruct various clients in most common therapeutic exercises
- can communicate in spoken and written English as part of a multiprofessional team
- understands and can utilize articles and research reports in the field of Physiotherapy
- can further develop one’s English skills in the field of Physiotherapy by fluently utilizing dictionaries and other language learning tools

Content

- client interview
- guidance and instruction sessions
- relevant terminology in the field of Physiotherapy
- relevant terminology in anatomy
- Research report
- Medical terminology

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Evaluation criteria, Satisfactory (1-2):

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
- The student is able to communicate clearly in simple, routine-like interactions

GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION
- The student gives simple oral and written instructions to the client
- The student asks the client for the necessary information regarding medical history and their present status, and records them correctly in order to proceed with the treatment in the best way possible
-The student is able to use key terminology of physiotherapy

SEARCHING FOR PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
- The student understands the key points of literature regarding their work using a dictionary
- The student can acquire information when guided

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Evaluation criteria, Good (3-4):

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
- The student is able to communicate clearly in multiprofessional and multicultural interactions (i.e. telephone conversations, oral and written reportage, documentation)

GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION
- The student can give justified personal guidance to the client in common guidance situations (i.e. self-care and other instructions
- The student gathers information about the client's present and past health condition and habits, and makes additional questions about details, if needed
-The student records the acquired details correctly in order to proceed with the treatment in the best way possible
-The student is able to use key terminology of physiotherapy

SEARCHING FOR PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
- The student gathers information from different physioterapy references in order to improve their competence.
- The student understands key points and most details from the literature without additional help
- The student can evaluate references critically and apply the newly acquired knowledge

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Evaluation criteria, Excellent (5):

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
- The student is able to communicate skilfully also in demanding multiprofessional and multicultural interactions (i.e. reports, documentation, meetings, conferences and feedback discussions)

GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION
- The student can instruct the client even in demanding and unexpected situations, altering their way of communicating for each situation
-The student can use advanced physiotherapy terminology

SEARCHING FOR PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
- The student can utilise physiotherapy articles and other publications in improving their professional competence
- The student can read advanced physiotherapy literature and is able to evaluate them critically
- The student can understand both the key points as well as the details from the text and is able to apply and explain the newly acquired information