MABU4200 Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents - Part 2 Course description

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All examinations are assessed by two examiners. A minimum of 20% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment should benefit all students.

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

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.

Work and teaching methods vary between lectures, flipped classroom, supervised skills training and student-active learning methods in the form of group work, seminars and presentations.

The students will perform psychomotor physiotherapy on patients at their own place of work/practical training establishment. The course is session-based.

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

• A minimum of 80% attendance in skills training and scheduled seminars and group work, and supervision of the student’s practical training in groups

An individual oral examination, up to 20 minutes.

None

Pass/fail

The course overlaps by 10 ECTS credits with PSYF6100 Psychomotor physiotherapy and different perspectives on health and illness (20 ECTS credits) in the topic examinations;(10 ECTS credits).