FYBPRA2 Clinical Placement - II Course description

The practical training course constitutes the second part of two in the third year of study, where higher expectations are placed on the student's ability to assess and act independently during the second placement. The course builds on and expands the role of physiotherapy as part of the health service. The students update knowledge about the current organisation of the health service and key governing documents that govern future development. This includes the use of digital technology to develop and innovate health services. The students will have the opportunity to experience and immerse themselves in rehabilitation processes, coordinate multidisciplinary collaboration, and reflect on authority and professional autonomy in encounters with users, patients and relatives. The course will make the students aware of their current and future role as health professionals in a health service in constant and rapid change.

The work and teaching methods in the course include lectures, group presentations, seminars, practical skills training and self-study.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can account for the organisation of the health service and key governing documents and strategies for the health service
• has knowledge of culturally conditioned perceptions of health, illness and disabilities
• can recognise the risk of undesirable incidents and be familiar with methods for systematic follow-up
• has knowledge of other professions' areas of competence as a basis for cooperation

Skills

The student can

• plan, implement, adapt and evaluate measures in a treatment pathway, and assess the need for coordinated services
• apply knowledge about public health work, rehabilitation and habilitation in encounters with users, patients and relatives
• apply knowledge about inclusion, equality and non-discrimination in encounters with users, patients and relatives from different cultural backgrounds
• include health literacy in interactions with users, patients and relatives to strengthen their opportunities for good health choices
• apply knowledge of digital technology and service innovation, both at the individual and system level
• take initiative, adapt to different situations and show independence in their work as a physiotherapist

General competence

The student can

• reflect on how their own and others' expertise can be used in multidisciplinary collaboration to develop a user-adapted health service
• reflect on authority, professionalism and one's own role as a professional in encounters with others, as well as the ability to assess and deal with ethical issues
• assess the risk of undesirable incidents and be proficient in methods for following this up systematically

Individual oral exam based on patient case histories and the learning outcomes in the course, up to 20 minutes.

All aids are permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination.

No overlap with previous course plan.

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