PHTY20140

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to:

1. Understand and reflect on the requirements of CORU’s Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for the physiotherapy profession including the requirement for continuing professional development and education.
2. Understand the role of the physiotherapist as an independent practitioner and as a member of the MDT to ensure patient centered care, by building respectful professional relationships and effective interdisciplinary team working.
3. Have the knowledge required to work in an ethical, professional, non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive, respectful way taking into consideration the beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups in both clinical practice and research, in healthcare systems, education, and community settings.
4. Understand the role of the physiotherapist in health and wellness, health promotion, and apply this knowledge to both the clinical reasoning processes and contemporary physiotherapy practice
5. Demonstrate the ability to articulate the importance of responsibilities of practitioners in relation to legislation governing Statutory Registration, Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work.
6. Recognise the importance of practising in a non discriminatory, culturally sensitive way and acknowledge and respect the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups.
7. Demonstrate professional and safe practice in the clinical setting including key skills such as documentation, communication and use of patient mobility / handling equipment.

Indicative Module Content:

Aspects of professional practice relative to Physiotherapy including the CORU Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for physiotherapy, General First Aid including CPR, Manual Handling, Documentation, Data Protection, National and International Health Systems, Evidence Based Professional Practice, Inter-disciplinary working, and teamwork are explored. Public Health and epidemiological trends relative to Physiotherapy are addressed using problem based learning.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

This is a core module of the BSc Physiotherapy Programme since there are two weeks clinical education associated with this module students from other programmes are not permitted to take this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students undertake practical learning as part of this module and receive formative feedback during these sessions. During their clinical placement students work closely with their clinical tutor and educators and receive regular feedback. As part of the clinical assessment process tutors are required to give students mid-point formative feedback on their progress. Face to face feedback is provided at the end of the placement by the clinical tutors.