Physiotherapy

Education and Counselling in Physiotherapy 2

Educação e Aconselhamento em Fisioterapia

Curse code:9504412

Jorge Manuel dos Santos Cardoso

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

At the end of the CU the student should be able to:

  • To know the essential themes of the practice of Physiotherapy in community health, including: the role of Physiotherapy in the community, the conceptual models of assessment and intervention and the possibilities of developing health promoting materials.
  • Develop community-based counselling and rehabilitation skills, being able to select, adapt, apply, monitor and assess appropriate strategies for people with altered health states.
  • Recognize psychological, cultural, socioeconomic and ethical influences in community health.
  • Be able to develop a counselling/rehabilitation project in a community health area relevant to Physiotherapy.
Syllabus:
  1. Community health issues in Physiotherapy practice: role of physiotherapy in the community, models of rehabilitation, models of community-based practice, community Physiotherapy services.
  2. Counselling and rehabilitation skills in Physiotherapy: key dimensions of a helpful therapeutic relationship; structured and person-centered counselling; basic strategies in identifying problems; counselling stages; assessment of the effectiveness of counselling; functional rehabilitation, psychological rehabilitation and integrative global rehabilitation; community social support; counselling and rehabilitation specificities in different clinical conditions (neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, oncological and rheumatic diseases).
  3. Psychological, cultural, socioeconomic and ethical influences in community health.
  4. Counselling/rehabilitation projects in community health: identification of individual, group and community needs; strategies for facilitating behavioral changes; health promotion materials relevant for physiotherapy; the new technologies as a health education resource.
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Koch L & Rumrill P (2016) Rehabilitation counseling and emerging disabilities: Medical, psychosocial, and vocational aspects. New York: Springer. ISBN-13: 978-0826120687
  • McKenzie J & Pinger R (2014) An introduction to Community & Public Health. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1284036596
  • Naqvi W (2012) Physiotherapy in Community Health and Rehabilitation. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. ISBN 13: 9789350254264
  • Purtilo R, Haddad A & Doherty R (2014) Health professional and patient interaction. St. Louis: Elsevier. ISBN-13: 978-1455728985