Broad Spectrum Rehabilitation (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The aim of the course is that the student is able
- to present the broad scope of rehabilitation and apply the key concepts and methods of rehabilitation in their own work
- to recognise the significance of multidisciplinary cooperation in rehabilitation activities
- Identify the possibilities of technology and ethical issues related to the use of technology
- to interpret and apply key national and international legislation and funding policies as well as policies guiding rehabilitation
- to develop rehabilitation ethos in multiprofessional work promoting the rehabilitation of older people
- to evaluate and utilize evidence-based rehabilitation information

Content

- the knowledge base, concepts and methods of rehabilitation
- International Classification of Function (ICF)
- goal-orientation: Goal Oriented Assessment (GAS) principles of functional capacity and/or service need
- Assessment Data base TOIMIA
- RAI service need assessment
- Multiprofessional cooperation, multiagency and team and network in rehabilitation
- Welfare technology and legislation guiding its use
- Accessibility
- National and international laws governing rehabilitation and funding
- Ethics and sustainable development in rehabilitation
- Evidence-based rehabilitation knowledge and activities

Teaching methods

Broad Spectrum Rehabilitation

The aim of the course is that the student is able
o to present the broad scope of rehabilitation and apply the key concepts and methods of rehabilitation in their own work
o to recognise the significance of multidisciplinary cooperation in rehabilitation activities
o Identify the possibilities of technology and ethical issues related to the use of technology
o to interpret and apply key national and international legislation and funding policies as well as policies guiding rehabilitation
o to develop rehabilitation ethos in multiprofessional work promoting the rehabilitation of older people
o to evaluate and utilize evidence-based rehabilitation information
Content
o the knowledge base, concepts and methods of rehabilitation
o International Classification of Function (ICF)
o goal-orientation: Goal Oriented Assessment (GAS) principles
of functional capacity and/or service need
o Assessment Data base TOIMIA
o RAI service need assessment
o Multiprofessional cooperation, multiagency and team and network in rehabilitation
o Welfare technology and legislation guiding its use
o Accessibility
o National and international laws governing rehabilitation and funding
o Ethics and sustainable development in rehabilitation
o Evidence-based rehabilitation knowledge and activities