PHTY10100 Physiotherapy Professional Practice I

Academic Year 2022/2023

Professional Practice 1 focuses on introducing the fundamental skills, attributes and competencies required for physiotherapy practitioners. Students will start to examine their own concepts of identity, culture, equality, diversity and inclusion. They will learn about communicating with patients and colleagues. Students will be introduced to the concepts of evidence based practice. The module will address a number of the mandatory requirements for physiotherapy practice as specified by CORU, the health professions regulator. Students undertake 1 week of clinical placement as a part of this module. Education in Manual Handling and First Aid will be components of this module as they are compulsory requirements for clinical placement. Students also require Garda clearance.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Describe the role of the physiotherapist across the range of practice areas musculoskeletal, cardio-respiratory and neurology.
2. Being to understand the role of communication.
3. Articulate their perceptions of their own identity as a physiotherapy student.
4. Begin to understand the role played by their own perceptions of culture, equality, diversity and inclusion
5. Begin to understand clinical reasoning.
6. Begin to understand evidence based practice.
7. Effectively source relevant information through enhancing their information literacy skills.
8. Engage in reflective practice to develop personal and professional learning.
9. Perform basic first aid.
10. Undertake patient handling safely.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

9
Small Group

3
Computer Aided Lab

1
Specified Learning Activities

2
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Placement/Work Experience

32
Total

117
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
There are a number of introductory lectures which introduce the basic concepts of clinical reasoning and which examine the core areas of physiotherapy practice. Lectures and small group sessions will explore the attributes physiotherapists require for practice.
The students usually undertake one week of virtual clinical placement where they are immersed in clinical practice and have an opportunity to develop their learning in a clinical context.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This a core module for students registered to the BSc Physiotherapy Programme. There is clinical education associated with this module therefore no elective students are permitted to register.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Physio Clinical Education I (PHTY10010)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: Reflective writing submission based upon clinical experience. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

40
Continuous Assessment: The Clinical Assessment form is completed for each student during clinical placement. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

60

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Normally there is a week of clinical placement associated with this module. The following section describes the sequence of feedback that is normally followed. During their 1 week 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 midpoint formative feedback on their progress. Face to face feedback is provided at the end of the placement by the clinical tutors. Feedback is available to all students following assessment of their reflective portfolios.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Catherine Doody Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Sinead McMahon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Mary O'Mahoney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Cliona O'Sullivan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer