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Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents, Clinical Practice (8 cr)

Code: 7F00EB78-3003

General information


Enrolment period

01.05.2023 - 31.08.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 03.11.2023

Credits

8 op

RDI portion

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Physiotherapy

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 45

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Pipsa Tuominen
  • Hannu Järvinen
  • Ilkka Piiroinen
  • Hanna Sahinoja
  • Liisa Mannisenmäki
  • Tiina Pystynen

Person in charge

Maria Maljanen

Groups

  • 21FY

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- can assess, analyse and make clinical reasoning of difficulties in a child’s /adolescent’s movement and functional ability and resources and can see a human as bio-psycho-social entity
- co-operate with other professionals participating in the rehabilitation of a child or adolescent
- are able to select and apply appropriate physiotherapy in a customer centred and family centred manner
- is able to document physiotherapy
- are able to act professionally

Content (course unit)

- professional relationships
- professional co-operation
- documentation in physiotherapy
- appropriate and effective physiotherapy with children and adolescents in customer centred way

Prerequisites (course unit)

In order to attend the module, the student has to have passed all the practical examinations of the module physiotherapy for children and adolescents, practical lessons.

Further information (course unit)

Two students will have the opportunity to carry out their practical placement for the Finns Society in Benalmadena.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Evaluation criteria, pass/fail:

A passed mark is the result of the student:
- structuring the causal relationships between physiotherapy-related phenomena and concepts
- being able to apply physiotherapeutic information as required by the situation at hand
- being able to identify signs of serious pathologies (red flags)
- being able to identify and take into account yellow flags related to psycho-social situations
- being able to justify their actions
- preparing carefully and systematically for situations
- giving and receiving feedback actively and constructively
- evaluating issues from the perspective of the client and their reference groups
- being able to act responsibly
- demonstrates readiness to develop their interaction skills
- behaving in accordance with the rules of the workplace and respecting clients
- being able to act ethically, economically and in a sustainable manner
- reviewing and evaluating their own professional development

A failed mark is the result of the student:
- not working sufficiently and the work is based on flawed information
- using information is limited and the critical hold is missing
- not changing activity despite feedback
- not preparing for situations and being unable to justify their actions
- unfulfilling of incompleting tasks entrusted to them
- not having spontaneity, and having low work interest or motivation
- lacking in co-operation skills
- having superficial self-assessment
- having difficulties receiving feedback
- endangering patient safety
- having unethical features in their actions
- behaving in an unprofessional manner

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail