FYBPRA1 Clinical Placement - I Course description

This course is a practical training course that contains the first of two practical training periods in the third year of the programme. The practical training is taken at an institution in the municipal or specialist health service. During the practical training period, the student should experience the requirements made of professional physiotherapy practice, and will participate in ordinary activities at the practical training establishment. Students should gain experience in person-centred and evidence-based physiotherapy.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• explain the importance of hygiene and infection control in relation to health promotion and illness prevention
•  explain laws and regulations relevant to the activities at the practical training establishment
• describe the practical training establishment’s professional basis and how the establishment describes the purpose of its activities

Skills

The student can

• obtain relevant information through dialogue with the patient and other assessment situations
• justify their choice of assessment methods and standardised tests on the basis of the patient’s clinical condition and level of functioning
• give a written presentation of the clinical reasoning forming the basis for clinical decisions made in the patient treatment, and reflect on clinical uncertainty
• give an oral presentation to the supervisor of the grounds for the clinical decisions made in relation to measures in patient treatment
• practice person-centred physiotherapy informed by research, evidence-based knowledge and the patient’s perspective
• continuously evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and other measures throughout the course of treatment, and discuss the need to adjust the measures with the supervisor
• assess coping resources and coping strategies in patients undergoing coping and change processes and discuss their implications for measures
• assess the need for relevant orthopedic and technical aids, and propose and give grounds for adapting the surroundings to promote movement, functioning and participation
• contribute to person-centred interprofessional cooperation, and use basic knowledge about the competence areas of collaborating health personnel while being respectful of their responsibility
• reflect on aspects of verbal and non-verbal communication in their dealings with patients, next of kin and professional partners, and identify challenges, possible adaptations and their own learning needs
• document examinations, measures, assessments and decisions in patient records and update the records in accordance with applicable guidelines and the Regulations relating to patient records
• reflect on factors in the working environment at the practical training establishment that can affect their own health and quality of life
• plan and prioritise tasks in their workday/week, and follow up appointments

General competence

The student can

• show respect, care and empathy in their dealings with patients/users/next of kin
• use knowledge of inclusion and equality in their own contributions to provide equitable and non-discriminatory services to all groups in society regardless of sex, ethnicity, language, religion or life stance, level of functioning, social background, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and age
• identify and discuss ethical issues that arise in encounters with patients and reflect on their own attitudes and behaviour
• carry out tasks in line with requirements for professional responsibility, applicable legislation, and the practical training establishment’s regulations and personnel handbook (including clothing, hygiene and infection control
• take the initiative to discuss the need to refer patients to partners with the supervisor
• reflect on their own professional practice and competence level and discuss personal development and learning objectives with the supervisor

The work and teaching methods include self-study, interprofessional cooperative learning and external practical training under supervision.

The student has 9 weeks of supervised practical training in the municipal or specialist health service. Prior to the midway assessment, the student must demonstrate an examination and/or provide treatment in practice, give grounds for the clinical choices made and reflect on their own professional practice, and discuss their choices with the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer, and possibly fellow students (up to 2 hours).

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

•  a logbook that describes at least two anonymised incidents from the practical training period
• individual subject note in accordance with set criteria, up to 700 words (+/- 10%). The coursework will be subject to assessment.
• carry out an examination and/or provide treatment in practice, give grounds for the clinical choices made and reflect on their own professional practice, and discuss their choices with the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer, carried out in the last 2 weeks of the practical training period, up to 2 hours. The coursework will be subject to assessment.

Assessment of practical training: The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course and the continuous assessment that students are subject to throughout the practical training period.

The student’s practical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high (90%). For more information, see the general part of the programme description about practical training assessment.

Resit assessment: Students who fail a period of practical training normally have to retake the whole practical training period.

Not relevant.

Pass/Fail

The midway and final assessments are made by the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

15 credits overlap with FYSIOPRA and MENDIPRA Knowledge-based Clinical Physiotherapy.