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Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents, Practical Lessons (5 cr)

Code: 7F00EB76-3003

General information


Enrolment period

15.05.2023 - 31.08.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 30.11.2023

Credits

5 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Physiotherapy

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Hannu Järvinen
  • Maria Maljanen
  • Hanna Sahinoja

Person in charge

Maria Maljanen

Groups

  • 21FY

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- can guide the use and justify the choices for movement aids
- are able to evaluate and make conclusions of motor development of child as part of the development of the whole individual
- are able to support children and adolescent in different physical training and physiotherapy situations
- are able to select and put into practice effective physiotherapy for children and adolescents
- are able to plan and instruct different kinds of group physiotherapy for children and adolescents

Content (course unit)

- physiotherapeutic assessment and guiding in child centred way
- physiotherapy groups for children and adolescents
- movement equipment of children and adolescent

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Evaluation criteria, Satisfactory (1-2):
The student:
- performs exercises and tasks partially supported and under guidance
- demonstrates scarce knowledge in the during exercises
- works schematically in the instructive situations
- insufficiently justifies their actions
- does not prepare well for assignments
- works unpurposefully

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Evaluation criteria, Good (3-4):
The student:
- is able to apply their knowledge according to the situation at hand
- is usually able to justify their actions
- is able to define physiotherapeutic diagnosis
- is capable of partial clinical reasoning
- carefully and systematically prepares for teaching situations
- Practices actively making use of guidance

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Evaluation criteria, Excellent (5):
The student:
- is able to apply new research data
- takes advantage of earlier knowledge
- is able to determine physiotherapeutic diagnosis and is capable of clinical reasoning
- practices actively, and is able to evaluate their practice, learning and is able to justify their actions
- is able to work in good interaction with the client/group and is active in
the role of the assistant
- selects content purposefully based on the group's resources, and accurately plans the progress of the implementation
- identifies and describes the limits of their professional competence in multi-professional collaboration

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

A failed mark is the result of the student withdrawing, selecting or disregarding assignments during lessons and instructive situations. The student does not concentrate during excercises. The student has several absences from the practical lessons. Basic knowledge and skills are inadequate.

Assessment scale

0-5