Playful Child and Physically Active Young Person (4cr)

Objective

The students will:
- apply evidence-based knowledge when studying child and youth physiotherapy
- can explain the stages of growth and development in children and young people and apply theoretical knowledge to plan physiotherapy for children and adolescents
- know how to approach children and young people in a natural way and learn to observe and analyse their movement and function
- can explain the importance of moving/exercise to the total development of children and young people
- learn to supervise children's play and exercise individually and in groups
- learn to explain the physical effects of pregnancy on the woman's health and to instruct essential physical exercises for pregrancy and after labour
- learn to explain the principles of quantitative research and apply them to test children's functional capacity

Content

- Growth and development of children and adolescents
- Approaching children and adolescents and analysing and assessing their ability to function in various situations
- Actions supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents
- Health counselling for families in various life situations
- Supervising play and exercise
- Physical exercise during pregnancy and after labour

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students partly apply basic knowledge learnt earlier on normal child development and developmental disorders, but they need (some) support and guidance in assessing mobility and functional capacity of child/youth clients and in planning and implementing physiotherapy sessions. Students use limited theoretical knowledge to justify their choices. Under supervision they can find physiotherapy solutions in common work situations with children and young people. They evaluate their own competence from their own perspective/mechanically and discover some development needs. Students mostly know how to approach children and young people in a natural way and they can muster courage to interact with the families.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students apply knowledge learnt earlier on normal child development and developmental disorders to assess mobility and functional capacity of child/youth clients and to plan and implement physiotherapy sessions for children and young people. Students use theoretical knowledge to justify their choices. They can find physiotherapy solutions in common work situations with children and young people. They evaluate their own actions and discover development needs. Students know how to approach children and young people in a natural way and they take into consideration the family's needs and potential to support a child's ability to function.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students apply knowledge learnt earlier on normal child development and developmental disorders to assess mobility and functional capacity of child/youth clients and to plan and implement wide-ranging, high quality physiotherapy sessions for children and young people. Students are able to justify their choices theoretically, based on evidence. They can find solutions for unexpected situations and they show initiative by evaluating their own actions and by proposing practicable improvements. Students know how to approach children and young people in a natural way and they demonstrate initiative and responsibility when considering/assessing the family's needs and potential to support a child's ability to function.