Psychophysical physiotherapy (4cr)
Code: BB00DL43-3001
General information
- Enrollment
 - 11.11.2024 - 13.01.2025
 - Registration for the implementation has ended.
 
- Timing
 - 14.04.2025 - 16.05.2025
 - Implementation has ended.
 
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
 - 4 cr
 
- Local portion
 - 4 cr
 
- Mode of delivery
 - Contact learning
 
- Unit
 - SeAMK Physiotherapy
 
- Campus
 - SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
 
- Teaching languages
 - Finnish
 
- Degree programmes
 - Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
 
Evaluation scale
1-5
                    
Objective
The student can
- list the most common mental health problems and psychiatric illnesses in the population and know the contents of the Mental Health Act as applicable
- analyze one's own body, mind and the emotional states manifested in them and can interpret the connections between body and mind
- tell about the clients' mental health problems and their effects on the ability to function
-investigate and guide clients using different methods of psychophysical physiotherapy
                    
Content
- Mental health problems, psychiatry and mental health law
- Body image concept and exercises that increase body awareness
- Examining the client's ability to function and resource-oriented physiotherapy
- Applications of psychophysical physiotherapy in various problem situations (eating disorders, anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms, depression, chronic pain)
                    
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Student:
- can briefly list the population's mental health problems and psychiatric illnesses
- know little about the content of the Mental Health Act
- can analyze the connections between one's own body and mind in a controlled manner
- can tell about the client's mental health problems and knows little about their effects on the client's ability to function
- can in some respects examine and guide clients using the methods of psychophysical physiotherapy
                    
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Student:
- can list some mental health problems and psychiatric diseases in the population
- tell some things about the content of the Mental Health Act
- can in some respects analyze the connections between one's own body and mind
- can tell about mental health problems and knows a bit about their effects on the client's ability to function
- knows how to examine and guide clients using the methods of psychophysical physiotherapy
                    
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Student:
- can list the most common mental health problems and psychiatric illnesses in the population
- can tell key things about the content of the Mental Health Act
- can analyze the connections between one's body and mind
- can tell about mental health problems and know their effects on the client's ability to function
- can fluently examine and guide clients using different methods of psychophysical physiotherapy