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Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (Leuven)

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Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (120 ECTS)

Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (120 ECTS)

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Objectives

Health care professional

DLR 1: The student has gained specialized knowledge of and insight in domain-specific health problems of different target populations

Learning Outcome 1: The student is trained as an all-round physiotherapist and has gained insight in common disorders and various domains of physiotherapy.

Learning Outcome 2: The student has gained advanced insights within the chosen specialization, with a deep understanding and awareness of the wider dimensions of complex disorders.

Learning Outcome 3: The student is able to relate the patient’s pathology to the limitations the patient encounters in his/her environment (at home, at school, professional activities, spare time).

Learning Outcome 4: The student can pinpoint the influence of various factors (e.g. age, profession, cultural background, patient’s way of communicating, other pathologies, and environmental factors) on the pathology and physiotherapeutic treatment.

DLR 2: The student can professionally communicate (in written and oral) with patients and other actors within a multidisciplinary context.

Learning Outcome 5: The student uses professional language when communicating with the patient so that he/she is able to understand the message and/or instructions of the physiotherapist.

Learning Outcome 6: The student assists the patient in an empathic manner when dealing with impairments, disability and limitations at participation level.

Learning Outcome 7: The student has a correct attitude towards the family of (or those nearest to) the patient.

Learning Outcome 8: The student is able to communicate professionally with other medical and paramedical team members.

Learning Outcome 9: The student is able to function in a multidisciplinary team; the student is oriented towards collaboration, respect for autonomy and collegiality.

Learning Outcome 10: The student possesses the written skills to create and compose a patient file and patient report in a coherent manner.

DLR 3: The student can perform a screening and physiotherapeutic investigation in patients with complex and/or specific disorders, taking into account international frameworks and the concept of evidence-based practice.

Learning Outcome 11-12: The student is able to take an accurate and systematic anamnesis. Additionally, he/she is also able to carry out a focused physiotherapeutic assessment in patients with common pathologies in various fields of physiotherapy, as well as in patients with complex pathologies within the chosen specialization.

Learning Outcome 13: The student is able to perform the clinical reasoning process (perform an anamnesis based on a prescription and other available information (e.g. medical imaging) and perform a patient investigation) and carry out a problem analysis.

Learning Outcome 14: The student is able to summarize research findings with regard to patient functioning according to an international classification model.

DLR 4: The student stimulates and implements health promoting behavior in different target populations and this within the context of preventive healthcare.

Learning Outcome 15: The student takes into account ergonomic aspects, both for him/herself as for the patient.

Learning Outcome 16: The student is able to estimate the risk for complications (i.e. cardiovascular issues, overtraining,..) during exercise, to recognize symptoms prematurely and to respond appropriately.

Learning Outcome 17: The student is able to encourage patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle, taking into account the patient’s disorder and possible complications.

DLR 5: The student can put forward in an ethical way a physiotherapeutic diagnosis and can design, perform and evaluate a rehabilitation program in patients with complex disorders and in different target populations taking into account international frameworks and the concept of evidence-based practice.

Learning Outcome 18: The student is able to create an ethically responsible environment for the patient with respect to his/her privacy and physical/mental integrity. The student is able to create a safe environment for the patient to treat him/her without being exposed to risks.

Learning Outcome 19: The student acts with respect to the patient’s autonomy and right of decision.

Learning Outcome 20: The student can draft a physiotherapeutic diagnosis and can apply the principles of a suitable treatment plan in patients with complex pathologies and patients that stem from diverse target groups. In composing the treatment plan, students take into account international frameworks and the concept of evidence-based practice.

Learning Outcome 21: The student is able to apply advanced techniques to treat and evaluate patients with complex pathologies within the context of a treatment plan, taking into account international frameworks and the concept of evidence-based practice.

Learning Outcome 22: The student is able to instruct and treat the patient in both an individual and a group session. The student can act as the patient’s ‘coach’ and motivate and stimulate him/her to take up his or her own responsibility during the rehabilitation process.

Learning Outcome 23: The student uses (technological) physiotherapeutic tools and materials wherever they may be of added value to the treatment plan.

Learning Outcome 24: The student can apply the concept of evidence-based practice, taking into account international frameworks (e.g. ICF) and the most recent scientific and clinical evidence.

Health care manager

DLR 6: The student is able to imply deontological and organization aspects in relation to starting up and managing a physiotherapy clinic or service.

Learning outcome 25: The student is aware of the legal position of the profession and can largely describe the organization of social security in Belgium

Learning outcome 26: The student understands the role of the entrepreneurial process.

DLR 7: The student is able to organize himself/herself individually or within a team in a professional way. The student can reflect on the optimal care within a multidisciplinary context.

Learning outcome 27: The student is able to approach complex problems relating to the patient’s disorders and his/her treatment plan appropriately. Additionally, the student is able to estimate when it is needed to involve other health care professionals in dealing with the problem.

Learning outcome 28: The student is able to contribute to solving multidisciplinary problems as a result of an insight between scientific disciples where one’s input is respected and valued.

Learning outcome 29: The student is able to work in different (clinical) settings within the opted specialization of rehabilitation sciences (e.g. independent practices, medical-pedagogical institutes, rehabilitation centres and hospitals).

DLR 8: The student can critically reflect on the management of physiotherapy care and services taking into account a broader societal context.

Learning outcome 30: The student is able to adopt reasoned societal perspectives and takes up their responsibility in the context of a future position in health care services.

Professional developer and scientist

DLR 9: The student can perform scientific research related to the domain of rehabilitation sciences and physiotherapy

Learning outcome 31: The student is able to consult specialized professional literature and is aware of recent scientific perspectives within the opted specialization of physiotherapy.

Learning outcome 32: The student is able to formulate a hypothesis and can collect relevant scientific literature related to the research question.

Learning outcome 33: The student is able to select and correctly apply the scientific methods used for hypothesis testing.

DLR 10: The student can evaluate scientific results, indicate its limitations and suggest solutions in order to contribute to the international science community or physiotherapy practice

Learning outcome 34: The student possesses the academic competences needed for critical scientific reasoning and for performing scientific research within rehabilitation sciences, on the level of a starting researcher.

Learning outcome 35: The student is able to interpret and relate the results of the research to the research question and literature.

DLR 11: The student can communicate clearly and critically in a written and oral way on performed research within the domain of rehabilitation sciences and physiotherapy

Learning outcome 36: The student is able to write a scientifically responsible paper based on their own research and is able to exchange views on their research orally and in written form.

DLR 12: The student can continuously adopt new insights within the domain of physiotherapy in light of personal development and can contribute to the further development of the professional discipline.

Learning outcome 37: The student observes recent developments in rehabilitation sciences and is able to form a supported opinion through critical thinking.

Learning outcome 38: The student is able to independently analyse and reflect on pathology, prognosis, intervention and evaluation when dealing with problem posings within the opted specialization. The student is able to connect this self-reflection to the literature.

Learning outcome 39: The student is able to analyse new information independently and critically as well as able to integrate knowledge and apply it to known problem posings.