Study Guide

Objective

Student identifies the most common memory disorders and their typical symptoms. Opiskelija tunnistaa muistioireita ja ymmärtää milloin on syytä epäillä muistisairautta. The student recognizes memory symptoms and understands when there is reason to suspect a memory disorder. Student is able to identify the needs of a person with a memory disorder, as well as the support of their family and loved ones, and guide them. Student is able to support the self-determination of the person with a memory disorder, as well as the capacity for legal foresight and the possibility to participate in decisions concerning their own treatment. The student is able to make versatile use of non-pharmacological therapies and methods of service counselling for people with memory disorders.

Content

- from memory symptom to diagnosis
- memory patient and loved one service guidance
- individual care and rehabilitation planning
- ethical issues of Memorywork
- Working age person with memory disorder and his/her loved ones
- Support for memory-impaired interaction
- Working age memory disorder and the situation of loved ones
- valuable everyday life, inclusion, sovereignty
- non-drug therapies for memory disease
- anticipating the future

Teaching methods

Lessons, assignments, exam

Exam schedules

In the end of the course

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to explain to some extent a person's memory symptoms and memory disease as well as the path of disease progression from diagnosis to an individual treatment and rehabilitation plan. The student can define the needs of individuals with memory disorders and their families and guide them to timely services. The student recognizes non-pharmaceutical treatment methods for individuals with memory disorders.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can explain memory symptoms and memory disorders, and the client's journey from diagnosis to an individualized care and rehabilitation plan. The student can define the needs of individuals with memory disorders and their families and guide them to timely services. The student understands how timely guidance and counseling support the capabilities of individuals with memory disorders in legal anticipation and the opportunity to participate in decisions regarding their own care. Students will know the importance of the individual's own vision and autonomy in rehabilitative care and the decisions and choices that affect it.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student recognises a person's memory symptoms and memory disease and masters the path from diagnosis to an individual treatment and rehabilitation plan. The student will be able to identify the support needs of people with memory impairment and their loved ones and refer them to timely services. The student will be able to make use of a wide range of non-pharmacological therapies for people with memory problems.
The student will understand the diversity and potential of memory work and will demonstrate concrete issues for the development of memory work at both client and system level.

Qualifications

The module: Gerontological Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation