FYBPRA2 Clinical Placement - II Course description

This course is a practical training course that contains the second of two practical training periods in the third year of the programme. The practical training is carried out at locations affiliated to OsloMet - Metropolitan University (OsloMet) through signed cooperation agreements. These are primarily institutions in the municipal or specialist health service. The student will develop the action competence needed to meet the requirements made of physiotherapists. On the basis of ethical reflection and critical thinking, the student should provide professionally sound, person-centred and knowledge-based physiotherapy rooted in research, evidence-based knowledge and user knowledge, and participate in the daily activities at the practical training establishment. The practical study is carried out on all weekdays for ten (10) consecutive weeks, with a workload of 40 hours per week.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

Passed FYBPRA1 Clinical Placement - I.

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 the practical training establishment’s professional basis and how the establishment describes the purpose of its activities

Skills

The student can

• obtain information through dialogue with the patient and in other assessment situations, and respond to the complexity of the patient’s life situation
• justify their choice of assessment methods and standardised tests on the basis of the patient’s clinical condition and level of functioning and the tests’ psychometric properties
• give an oral presentation of physiotherapy’s contribution to the interprofessional follow-up of a patient, and present the clinical reasoning forming the basis for decisions
• perform person-centred physiotherapy informed by research, evidence-based knowledge and the patient’s perspective, and demonstrate a broad range of measures that can be adapted in treatment, habilitation, rehabilitation, prevention and palliation
• continuously evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and other measures throughout the course of treatment, and adjust the measures as required
• guide patients undergoing change processes and strengthen their coping resources, and evaluate their development in relation to coping strategies
• adapt orthopedic and technical aids, and propose and contribute in the adaptation of surroundings to promote movement, functioning and participation
• explore how team members with different professional backgrounds can contribute to person-centred cooperation, and take the initiative to interprofessional cooperation, and cooperate with health workers involved earlier/later in the course of treatment
• use manual, bodily and educational tools in a clear, precise, confident, sensitive and respectful manner in assessment and treatment
• adapt their own communication in their dealings with patients and next of kin
• write and update patient records in accordance with applicable guidelines and the Regulations related to patient records in a manner that protects privacy, and so that the healthcare provided can be controlled later
• present and discuss a professional issue at professional meetings and/or student meetings that is relevant to the practical training establishment
• plan their own workday/workweek and prioritise tasks in a manner that safeguards their own health, collaboration with colleagues, scheduled appointments and patient safety.

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 handle 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) and can evaluate their own activities
• refer patients to partners and consult the supervisor as needed
• reflect on their own professional practice and competence level and independently identify learning strategies and learning objectives

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

The student has ten (10) weeks of supervised practical training in the municipal or specialist health service. During this period, the student must twice demonstrate an examination and/or provide treatment in practice and give grounds for the clinical choices made and reflect on their own professional practice.

During the practical training, the students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at all times at the relevant practical training establishment.

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

• Individual subject note in accordance with set criteria, 1000 words (+/- 10 %) The coursework will be subject to assessment.
• Two practical demonstrations: Carrying out an examination and/or treatment in practice, justifying clinical choices and reflecting on one's own professional practice, as well as discussing their choices with the practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer and possibly fellow students. The first demonstration is prior to the midway assessment. The second within the last two weeks of the practical training period. Both with a duration of up to two hours.

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 at the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.