Study Guide

Objective

Students know how to:

- explain the operational principles of the Finnish health, social and rehabilitation services and the relevant legislation, programmes and future challenges
- the rights of patients and responsibilities of professionals as regulated by data protection and confidentiality legislation
- describe how rehabilitation services have evolved and how they are governed by laws in Finland
- explain the overall system of providing rehabilitation services and can counsel their patients/clients on the use of rehabilitation services
- can verbally describe the historical development of physiotherapy practice and education
- can explain basic concepts in rehabilitation and the physiotherapist's role in multiprofessional teams

Content

- Client-oriented approach to interaction and multiprofessional team work
- Data protection legislation
- Health and social service delivery system in Finland
- Laws, regulations and policies for health care and social services in Finland
- Public, private and third sector
- History of rehabilitation and physiotherapy
- The concept of rehabilitation and the laws regulating rehabilitation
- Specialities in rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation plan
- Physiotherapy in the rehabilitation process
- Laws, regulations and ethical principles for physiotherapy practice
- The role of the rehabilitation client in the health and social service delivery system (case)

Materials

Kauranen K. 2021. Fysioterapeutin käsikirja. Sanoma Pro
Hyvä Fysioterapiakäytäntö- ohjausryhmä, 2016. Fysioterapeutin ydinosaaminen. Suomen Fysioterapeutit Ry.
Kuntoutuksen uudistamiskomitea, 2017. Ehdotukset kuntoutusjärjestelmän uudistamiseksi. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Helsinki.

Student workload

The course is 3 cr equivalent to 81h, which consists of tutorial work, lectures, independent work, group work and online studies (1 cr or 27 h)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can:

- partly explain the legislation that regulates the provision of health, social and rehabiliation services in Finland, seeing it as an integral part of society's function
- list factors that affect people's health and function in various areas of rehabilitation
- to a limited extent give a physiotherapist's job description and describe the physiotherapy process
- under supervision, safely counsel and assist patients/clients with daily activities, paying attention to clients' resources

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can:

- explain and give examples of the legislation that regulates the provision of health, social and rehabiliation services in Finland, seeing it as an integral part of society's function
- explain factors that affect people's health and function in various areas of rehabilitation
- give a physiotherapist's job description and describe the physiotherapy process
- define the concept "evidence-based physiotherapy"
- safely counsel and assist patients/clients with daily activities, paying attention to clients' resources.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students can:

- give examples of the legislation that regulates the provision of health, social and rehabilitation services in Finland, seeing it as an integral part of society's function
- extensively explain factors that affect people's health and function in various areas of rehabilitation
- describe the wide range of expertise in physiotherapy and the physiotherapy process with help of case studies
- define the concept "evidence-based physiotherapy" and provide examples of its importance for physiotherapy practice
- safely counsel and assist patients/clients with daily activities, paying attention to clients' resources and to justifying their actions

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Further information

Courses: Rehabilitation 1, Introduction to Physiotherapy 1, Public health science 1