Occupational Physiotherapy (3cr)
Code: BB00CY45-3002
General information
- Enrollment
 - 13.11.2023 - 15.01.2024
 - Registration for the implementation has ended.
 
- Timing
 - 22.01.2024 - 19.05.2024
 - Implementation has ended.
 
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
 - 3 cr
 
- Local portion
 - 2 cr
 
- Virtual portion
 - 1 cr
 
- RDI portion
 - 1 cr
 
- Mode of delivery
 - Blended learning
 
- Unit
 - SeAMK Physiotherapy
 
- Campus
 - SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
 
- Teaching languages
 - Finnish
 
- Degree programmes
 - Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
 
- Teachers
 - Pirkko Mäntykivi
 - Pia Haapala
 - Jutta Potila
 
- Groups
 - 
                        FYS22Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Full-time studies
 
- Course
 - BB00CY45
 
Evaluation scale
1-5
                    
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
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
                    
Student workload
tutoring sessions, lectures
Practice Exercises, group work, Seminar work
Independent work
Contact lessons 40%, e-learning and independent work 60%
                    
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