Study Guide

Objective

- describe the rehabilitation and the underlying paradigma
- identify key content of the laws and regulations guiding the rehabilitation system;
- explains the different rehabilitation practices
- Identify opportunities for rehabilitation development
- Identifies the importance of multiprofessional rehabilitation
- describe and apply a person's functioning according to the ICF biopsycosal aspect

Content

The definition of rehabilitation and the paradigm from expertise to client-centredness
Rehabilitation areas and operating systems
Structing function according to the ICF biopsycosal aspect
Multiprofessionality in rehabilitation
The opportunities for rehabilitation development

Materials

The material indicated in the Itslearning platform is available online.

Teaching methods

Independent online study.

Exam schedules

The course is open from June 1st 2024 to August 9th 2024.

The learning assignments will be assessed in August 2024.

Learning tasks can be completed at your own pace 24/7 on the principle of Itslearning.

All assignments for the online course must be returned by 23.59 on 09.08.2024 (please note that the return boxes will close after this time).

International connections

Online pedagogy / innovation pedagogy

Completion alternatives

None.

Student workload

The learning tasks will be described more specifically in ItsLearning. 3 credit corresponds to 81 hours of student work.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

FAILED:

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION
- The student does not act according to the instructions of the course
- The student is not familiar with the material and/or assignments available on the learning platform and does not act accordingly
- Failure to justify their own actions using the knowledge base of their professional field (in relation to the stage of learning)

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT
- Students do not recognise physiotherapy as a discipline
- Cannot identify or clearly demonstrate in online assignments rehabilitation and its underlying paradigm and can name factors related to it
- Is not able to identify or clearly demonstrate in online tasks the main contents of the laws and regulations governing the rehabilitation system
- Cannot identify or clearly demonstrate in online tasks the different rehabilitation practices
- Does not know or is not able to clearly demonstrate in online tasks the possibilities for the development of rehabilitation
- Cannot identify or clearly demonstrate in online tasks the importance of multi-professionalism in rehabilitation
- Is not able to identify and apply the theoretical information read in the tasks according to the person's functional capacity and especially the biopsychosocial perspective of the ICF
- The student's activities are inconsistent and confused in relation to the learning phase
- The student is unable to reflect on his/her learning or activities
- The student does not take feedback and/or changes his/her behaviour in response to feedback
- The student compromises patient safety and/or the safety of the working and learning environment

RESPONSIBLE, PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR
- Students do not recognise and/or follow ethical principles, laws, regulations and agreed codes of practice governing the work of a physiotherapist
- The coursework is not completed, not all parts of the assignment have been answered or have been returned with very incomplete information.
- The student's behaviour and interactions are not respectful, reliable and/or honest and the student does not take responsibility for his/her actions.
- The student's behaviour is unprofessional in relation to the stage of study

APPROVED:

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION
- The student's knowledge base is perceived as a whole
- The student can search for evidence-based information from different sources and recognise the difference between everyday knowledge and researched knowledge
- The student is able to use key sources of information in a systematic way
- Students can use key physiotherapy terminology systematically
- The written work contains own reflection and synthesis has been attempted
- Written assignments are written in a clearly structured manner
- Written assignments are written in full sentences, in good Finnish.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT
- The student can work independently in learning situations according to the instructions given
- Can describe and explain rehabilitation and the paradigm behind it and can identify the factors involved
- Can describe and explain the main contents of the laws and regulations governing the rehabilitation system
- Can describe and explain different rehabilitation practices
- Can describe and explain the possibilities for the development of rehabilitation
- Can describe and explain the importance of multidisciplinarity in rehabilitation
- Can describe and apply the ICF biopsychosocial perspective on a person's functional capacity
- The learner receives feedback and modifies his/her activities on the basis of this feedback

RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTONOMY (COMPETENCE)
- The student works in a goal-oriented manner and follows agreed schedules
- The student is able to organise his/her own activities
- The student is able to propose and, if necessary, seek approval for his/her activities
- The student recognises and acts in accordance with the ethical principles, laws, regulations and agreed codes of practice governing the work of the physiotherapist
- The student acts and interacts in a respectful, trustworthy and honest manner
- The student recognises the conditions and consequences of his/her own actions
- The student is able to critically evaluate his/her own activities and competences, identifying his/her own strengths and areas for improvement

Content scheduling

The content and schedules are specified on the Itslearning platform.

The course is open from June 1st 2024 to August 9th 2024.
All communication of the course takes place on the Itslearning platform. Please contact the teacher of the course if you cannot access the Itslearning platform.

This course is open in a certain time and all the sections should be done on schedule.
Teachers will check that you have done all the sections acceptably and then give you a grade (approved/failed) in Peppi.

To pass this course:

To complete the course, all of sections materials must be studied and the assignments should be done in the given order (first section 1, then section 2 etc.).

Remember to fill in the feedback form.

Themes:
1. Organization of rehabilitation services
2. Multidisciplinary individual rehabilitation
3. ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

You will have all the needed materials and assignments linked in this Itslearning platform.

After studying all the sections, go to “tila ja seuranta” – “arviointikirja” (eng. status and follow up – assessment record) and make sure to check that you had done all the sections acceptably.

Further information

All communication of the course takes place on the Itslearning platform. Please be contact with the teacher of the course if you cannot access the Itslearning platform. Itslearning will open when the registrations have been approved.


QUOTAS:
1. Quota of Turku University of Applied Sciences' own students: 10 students
2. Quota of students from other universities of applied sciences: 5 students.
3. Open University of Applied Sciences quota: 15 students

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment: approved - failed

A grade of "pass" is awarded when all the course assignments have been successfully completed by the deadline given in Itslearning.
All course assignments must be returned to the Itslearning platform. The assignments must be returned preferably on the first return date assigned to them and failure to return them is equivalent to a failed/completed assignment. Rejected/completed assignments will be returned according to the timetable set by the teacher.

Course content topics:
1. Organization of rehabilitation services
2. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation
3. ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
4. Teacher's assessment: completion of assigned tasks on time and other student activities during the course +/-

Under each content topic there are one or more returnable learning tasks. More detailed assessment criteria are indicated for each task on Itslearning in the assignment.