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Physiotherapists' Role in Health Promotion and Health Promoting Exercise (5 cr)

Code: STF6016-STA19L1

General information


Enrollment

20.05.2019 - 31.05.2019

Timing

01.08.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Fysioterapeuttikoulutus (SF)

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 26

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Anu Pukki

Groups

  • STFNK19
    Physiotherapist, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2019

Objective

You know the importance of health promotion for individuals, communities and society.
You can apply theoretical models of health promotion when planning health exercises and health promition
You are able to choose the most suitable methods and channels for health promotion according to the focus Group
You understand the importance of health exercise as a method of health promotion for individuals, communities and society from the physiotherapeutical point of view.
You are able to plan, implement and evaluate health exercise for clients of different ages in different operational environments.
You are able to plan and evaluate the targets of health exercise from physioterapeutical point of view.

Content

Philosophy of health promotion, its concepts and levels
The theoretical models of health promotion at the level of the individual, community and society (change models).
The methods of health promotion from the point of view of individuals, communities and society (dialogical methods of instruction).
The ethics of health promotion.
Physiotherapist as the realizer of health promotion in different operational environments.
The meaning of health exercise at the level of the individual, community and society (concepts: physical exercise, health exercise, health condition).
Health condition (exercises, aims.
Testing of the health comdition (safety, implementation, execution and evaluation).
Physical exercise as a part of health promition.
Physiotherapist as the realizer of physical exercise for people in different ages and in different operational environments.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected