Development of a Physiotherapist's Expertise (5cr)

Objective

The student:

- knows how to define physiotherapy as a science and profession and knows the areas of core competence of physiotherapy
- deepen their knowledge and skills so that they can act as experts in multidisciplinary tasks during their chosen physiotherapy training period, promoting responsible practices
- designs and uses appropriate, evidence-based physiotherapy methods to maintain and promote the functional capacity of clients
- critically evaluates their professional activities and develops them based on evaluation to support sustainable working life
- knows labour legislation and the regulations defining the employment relationship
- participates in the webinar series organized by Finnish Physioterapy association on working life readiness, which consists of different themes:
o Union of physiotherapists
o Healthcare professional
o Physiotherapist in employment
o Work well-being and coping at work
o Physiotherapist as an entrepreneur

Content

- physiotherapy as a science, the core competence of a physiotherapist
- current articles related to the field and measures or methods used in physiotherapy (seminar)
- learning report
- labour legislation and the central content of the industry's collective agreements
- working life skills (Finnish Physiotherapists)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student
- is able to briefly define physiotherapy as a science and profession, taking into account only a few core areas of physiotherapy expertise
- is able to work under supervision in multidisciplinary tasks during their chosen physiotherapy training period
- is able to briefly justify the physiotherapy methods used to maintain and promote the functional capacity of their clients
- assesses their professional activities unrealistically
- has a partial understanding of labor legislation and regulations governing employment relationships
- participates in individual webinars organized by the Finnish Physiotherapists' Association on working life skills

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student

- can broadly define physiotherapy as a science and profession and knows the areas of core competence in physiotherapy
- acts as a goal-oriented, developing expert in multi-professional tasks during the physiotherapy training period
- to some extent also use evidence-based physiotherapy methods to maintain and promote their client's ability to function
- evaluates their professional activities and partially develops them based on the evaluation
- knows the main features of labour legislation and the regulations defining the employment relationship
- participates in the webinar series organized by the Finnish Physiotherapy association on working life readiness, which consists of different themes

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student

- knows how to define physiotherapy as a science and profession and knows the areas of core competence of physiotherapy
- works goal-oriented as an expert in multi-professional tasks during the physiotherapy training period
- uses appropriate, evidence-based physiotherapy methods to maintain and promote the functional capacity of their clients
- critically evaluates their professional activities and develops them based on the evaluation
- knows labour legislation and the regulations defining the employment relationship and participates in the webinar series organized by the Finnish Physiotherapy association on working life skills, which consists of different themes