Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
Code | 4 TFMEN32 |
Name | Physiotherapy Methods 3 |
Credits | 5 ects |
Objectives | apply and evaluate guidance and therapy practices in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation of older adults justify his/her choice with researched information analyze, select and change individual movement control methods if necessary uses teaching and guidance methods in a versatile and justified way analyze his/her own teaching and supervision skills define and apply the etiology, diagnostic methods, symptoms and treatment methods of psychiatric and geriatric diseases to physiotherapy practices |
Content | Physiotherapy for older adults Physiotherapeutic guidance and counseling Psychiatry Geriatrics |
Requirements | Contact teaching, online work and independent study. A theory test for physiotherapy for physiotherapy for older adults or other assesment method agreed at the beginning of the course (teaching and supervision skills and physiotherapt for older adults). Exam (psychiatry). Exam (geriatrics) |
Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
Course material | Caplan, G. 2014. Geriatric medicine: an introduction. Melbourne: IP Communications. Videbeck, S.L.2014. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 6th edition. Philadelphia. LWW.bastable, S. 2017. Essential of patient education. 2nd edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning: Burlington. Articles in English. E-materials: Caplan, G.2014 Geriatric medicine: an introduction. Melbourne: IP Communcations. Cuccione, A., Wong, R and Avers, d. 2012. |
Prerequisites | |
Other Considerations | |
Contact | Äijö Marja |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.