INTERNSHIP
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- ELENA SMORGAN
- Credits
- 9
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/48
Training objectives
- Guided in the following competences:
- CARE AND REHABILITATION, welcome and evaluate (using valid and reliable tools and through observation) adult and elderly people with major neurological and orthopedic problems. Contribute to the formulation of the rehabilitation project of the person. Design, propose and implement a physiotherapy program in an efficient and safe way for the person and for himself.
- PREVENTION, carry out primary prevention of musculoskeletal problems and identify the risk of secondary complications for oneself and for people (also through positioning, transfers, use of preventive devices, etc.). Respect the safety and hygiene rules in the workplace.
- THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION, formulate small projects and therapeutic education interventions aimed at people with neurological problems or with orthopedic problems.
- COMMUNICATION / RELATIONSHIP, put yourself in a listening situation towards the person and the care givers. Adapt verbal and non-verbal communication strategies. Interact and collaborate with professionals and other people, welcoming the opinions of others without prejudice and supporting their own in a detailed and polite way.
- PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, adhere to the principles of ethics and correctness (code of ethics and protection of confidentiality). Identify your limits of competence and responsibility. Take responsibility for the actions performed and agree to mediate your needs in relation to those of others and organizations. Treat the documentation of the person and that relating to their training course according to the rules and procedures.
-MANAGEMENT, plan the internship activities with the tutor and the didactic coordinator, considering the regulatory and organizational constraints of the training center and the internship venues. Identify and respect professions, roles and responsibilities in the organization.
- TRAINING / SELF-TRAINING, define with the tutor and the didactic coordinator the training objectives and the activities to achieve them. Ask and accept feedback, reflect and self-evaluate. Verify (and integrate as needed) their theoretical knowledge.
- EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE (EBP) in choosing a treatment or in the face of a clinical problem, seek and consider the best available evidence, as well as the person's values. Prerequisites
- Internship evaluation of the I year
Course programme
- Setting: musculoskeletal rehabilitation services or facilities of the elderly.
Type of users: adults with mainly acute or post acute musculoskeletal problems (in conservative or post-surgical treatment) or chronic. Elderly patients also affected by comorbidities. Didactic methods
- Supporting the tutor / internship guide: briefing / debriefing, learning contract, training feedback.
Tutorial activities led by the didactic coordinator, in groups and with individual students, for the definition of training objectives, re-elaboration of internship experiences, insights on clinical reasoning, workshops and skill-lab activities with experienced professionals. Learning assessment procedures
- Structured formative evaluation of internship tutors / guides during the internship (through learning contracts). Formative evaluation of the didactic coordinator
Reference texts
- The core competence of the internship. Internship manual. Selective and specific papers.
