MAELD4200 Fysioterapi for eldre personer med redusert funksjon Emneplan

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences - Specialisation in Rehabilitation and Habilitation.

Gjennomført emne MAELD4100 Fysioterapi for hjemmeboende eldre personer.

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 assess how user participation is facilitated at the service and system level
• can analyse knowledge translation and evidence-based practice in (re)habilitation
• can assess the significance of organisational and institutional frameworks for (re)habilitation work
• can analyse (re)habilitation as a concept, field of knowledge and area of political and professional governance

Skills

The student

• can perform evidence-based work in interprofessional practice in (re)habilitation
• can communicate actively and effectively when cooperating with professionals, service users and their next of kin
• can integrate and use different forms of knowledge in the work of developing and improving the quality of (re)habilitation services
• can reflect on how professionals can develop (re)habilitation services that ensure that different groups in society enjoy equitable services
• can actively use knowledge of the relationship between individuals, the organisation of services and the political governance level in the development of (re)habilitation services

General competence

The student

• can facilitate and discuss challenges related to the organisation of (re)habilitation services
• can analyse how technological development can contribute to innovation in (re)habilitation services
• can critically reflect on new knowledge and apply it in work on improving (re)habilitation practice
• can analyse structural factors in (re)habilitation and how they can be changed through the division of responsibility and tasks in (re)habilitation practice

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars, and group-based and individual assignments. Two teaching sessions are organised, each running over a period of three to four days. Between the sessions, the students will work on a written assignment that will be commented and discussed at the last session. Digital platforms will also be used for work between the sessions on campus. Students are expected to work actively on the written assignment between the sessions.

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

• Minimum attendance of 80% at sessions

Individual project examination in the form of a written work that is developed during the course. The work is carried out individually with a scope of 2,000-2,500 words or in pairs with a scope of 3,500-4,000 words. The students will develop a research topic in consultation with the course lecturers.

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.

At least 20% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner together with an internal examiner. The remaining papers will be assessed by two internal examiners. The external examiner’s assessment should benefit all students.

The course overlaps by 10 ECTS credits with MAREH4000 Rehabilitation as Knowledge and Practice, 20 ECTS credits.

Emnet har 10 stp. overlapp med FYSEL6010 fysioterapi for eldre personer - kunnskapsgrunnlag og praksis 1, 20 stp - tema tiltak og behandling