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Occupational Physiotherapy (3 cr)

Code: BB00CY45-3001

General information


Enrollment

14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 02.06.2023

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Maija Hiltunen
  • Pirkko Mäntykivi
  • Jutta Potila

Student groups

  • FYS21

Objective

Students will learn to:

- define expertise in occupational physiotherapy as part of multiprofessional collaboration in occupational health services
- define the laws that regulate occupational health services
- summarize and report, together with other occupational health care staff or alone, the main aspects of a work place survey related to ergonomics and physical work strain.
-assess and analyse ergonomic and/or work-related stress problems and propose improvements.
- define the concept of multidimensional work ability and the maintenance of work ability
-use various digital and technological applications to assess wellbeing at work
- to apply the principles of sustainable development when using various digital and technological applications e.g. in the assessment of well-being at work

Content

- occupational health services and the relevant legislation, collaboration in occupationa health services
- the concept of ergonomics
- ergonomic survey as part of a work place survey and the associated reports
- physical stress at work
-welfare technology, robotics and digitalization
- the concept of multidimensional work ability and maintenance of work ability

Materials

Teacher's Material,
online material and E-books

Teaching methods

Tutorial sessions, Expert lectures
Practical training lessons, reports
Workplace health survey
E-learning
Small-group work, practical work, seminar presentations

Completion alternatives

Tutoring sessions, lectures
Practice Exercises, group work
Exam
Independent work
Contact lessons 40%, e-learning and independent work 60%

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students:
-use professional concepts related to ergonomics and well-being at work and justify their choices based on the client's needs, but using a limited knowledge base.
-work in various settings, partly supervised, partly independently and apply assessment methods appropriately and safely.
-under supervision, take into account ergonomic aspects
-evaluate their action to some extent
-contribute to the activities of the group and know how to report the results of an ergonomics survey.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students:
-use professional concepts related to ergonomics and well-being at work and justify their choices based on the client's needs, using an extensive knowledge base.
-work in various settings independently and apply assessment methods appropriately and safely; justify their action
-take into account ergonomic aspects
-systematically evaluate and develop their action
-work with commitment, promoting the activities of the group and know how to report and give reasons for the results of an ergonomics survey.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students:
-use professional concepts related to ergonomics and well-being at work and justify their choices based on the client's needs, using an extensive knowledge base in changing settings
-work in various settings independently and professionally and apply assessment methods appropriately and safely; give reasons for their action
-extensively take into account ergonomic aspects in changing, unanticipated settings
-systematically and critically evaluate and develop their action
-work with commitment, promoting the activities of the group and reforming professional practices
-know how to report and give reasons for the results of an ergonomics survey and propose improvements together with the working community

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in tutorial work, practical training sessions and seminars
Report on the workplace health survey