MABU4200 Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents - Part 2 Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

The course builds on knowledge, skills and general competence acquired from the course MABU4100. The purpose of the course is to enable the students to apply and critically assess various knowledge as the basis for physiotherapy adapted to children and adolescents. The course provides a broad theoretical foundation as a basis for measures in which research-based, experience-based and user knowledge are integrated in the design of interventions. Family-centred services and interprofessional work in health-promoting and preventive work, treatment and habilitation are key topics in the course.

MABU4100 Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents - Part 1, 10 ECTS credits.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences - Specialisation in Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents.

It is assumed that the student has or will obtain access to practical training in physiotherapy with children/adolescents during specific parts of the programme.

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 describe different theories and knowledge that form the basis for designing physiotherapy adapted to children and adolescents
• can critically reflect on the theoretical perspectives and research on which family-centred services are based
• can describe theoretical perspectives and research on which interprofessional work is based

Skills

The student

• can critically reflect on factors that can support children’s movement development, motor learning and participation in everyday activities
• can assess and integrate different forms of knowledge in the planning and execution of measures for children and adolescents
• can analyse and critically assess factors that promote or impede interprofessional cooperation

​General competence

The student

• can analyse and critically reflect on the knowledge basis and practice of physiotherapy for children and adolescents
• can communicate up-to-date knowledge of the field to collaborative partners and the population at large
• can identify and assess ethical dilemmas related to physiotherapy for children and adolescents

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. The teaching is session-based with two sessions over five days; four days of teaching and one study day per week. There are four to six weeks between each session.

Teaching at the sessions will vary between lectures and student-active learning in the form of seminars, group work and presentations. Aside from session-based teaching, the teaching methods used are self-study and work on an examination assignment. Students can choose to submit a draft examination paper during the course (approx. 1,000 words). Lecturers and fellow students will provide oral feedback on the drafts submitted.

None.

Individual project examination in the form of a topic chosen by the student that is developed during the course. Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 10%).

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

Two examiners will assess all examination papers. At least 20% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment should benefit all students.

The course overlaps by 10 ECTS credits with FYSBA6010 Paediatric physiotherapy - knowledge-based 1 (20 ECTS credits) in the topics measures and treatment.