Health and rehabilitation service systems in Finland (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student can:

- explain the operating principles of the Finnish social, health, and rehabilitation service system and the legislation, programs and future challenges that guide them.
- explain the importance of the laws, regulations and ethical principles that guide the physiotherapist's work in client/patient work.
- explain the basic concepts of rehabilitation and the role of the physiotherapist in multiprofessional workgroups
- recognize the historical development of the physiotherapist profession and education
- explain the Finnish rehabilitation service system and finds solutions to guide the patient/client in the use of rehabilitation services.

Content

- Laws, regulations and programs governing social and health care in Finland
- Laws, regulations and ethical principles governing the work of a physiotherapist
- Basics of rehabilitation and physiotherapy in the rehabilitation process
- History of rehabilitation and physiotherapy
- Clarifying the role of the rehabilitee the multiprofessional rehabilitation service system

Materials

Kauranen K. (2021) Fysioterapeutin käsikirja. Sanoma Pro

Teaching methods

- Opintojakso toteutetaan lähiopetuksena ja 1 op laajuisena verkko-opiskeluna.
- Opetus sisältää teorialuentoja, tunnille valmistavia tehtäviä ja pienryhmittäin tapahtuvaa tuntityöskentelyä.
- Opetus sisältää lisäksi käytännön harjoituksia ja seminaarityöskentelyä

Student workload

Opintojakson laajuus on 3op (= 81h opiskelijan työtä). Opintojakso sisältää teorialuentoja, itsenäistä opiskelua ja pienryhmätyöskentelyä. Käytännön harjoituksia ja seminaarityöskentelyä.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student

- mechanically and superficially explains the operating principles of the Finnish social, health, and rehabilitation service system and the legislation, programs and future challenges that guide them.
- cannot logically explain the importance of the laws, regulations and ethical principles that guide the physiotherapist's work in client/patient work.
- poorly explains the basic concepts of rehabilitation and the role of a physiotherapist in multi-professional workgroups
- insufficiently recognizes the historical development of the physiotherapist's profession and education
- poorly explains the Finnish rehabilitation service system and only finds some solutions to guide the patient/client in the use of rehabilitation services.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student

- explains in outline the operating principles of the Finnish social, health, and rehabilitation service system and the legislation, programs and future challenges that guide them.
- partially explains the importance of the laws, regulations and ethical principles that guide the physiotherapist's work in client/patient work.
- partially explains the basic concepts of rehabilitation and the role of the physiotherapist in multiprofessional workgroups
- recognizes some of the historical development of the physiotherapist profession and education
- explains the Finnish rehabilitation service system in outline and finds solutions to guide the patient/client in the use of rehabilitation services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student

- explains in a versatile way the operating principles of the Finnish social, health and rehabilitation service system and the legislation, programs and future challenges that guide them.
- broadly explains the importance of the laws, regulations and ethical principles governing the physiotherapist's work in client/patient work.
- accurately explains the basic concepts of rehabilitation and the role of a physiotherapist in multi-professional workgroups
- broadly recognizes the historical development of the physiotherapist profession and education
- comprehensively explains the Finnish rehabilitation service system and finds solutions to guide the patient/client in the use of rehabilitation services.