Assessment of patient's/client's care needs and functional capacity; counselling and consultation (15cr)

Objective

Using evidence-based knowledge and a multiprofessional approach, students are able to assess patients'/clients' health, ability to function and needs for urgent care or rehabilitation, and to apply various assessment methods.
Students know how to use various communication, counselling and consultation methods.

Content

Clinical examination
Assessing and supporting functional capacity
Various instruments
Various communication, counselling and consultation methods

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to describe and define basic concepts in clinical expertise.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to critically analyse the content of clinical expertise and apply to practice what they have learnt. Students know how to use various evidence-based counselling, consultation and communication methods.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to compare and evaluate concepts in clinical expertise and extensively and critically apply to practice evidence-based knowledge. Students are able to evaluate and develop various counselling, communication and consultation methods.