12 ECTS credits
340 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4013602FNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647 
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Department
Kinesitherapie, Menselijke Fysiologie en Anatomie
Educational team
David Beckwee (course titular)
Matthias Eggermont
Lynn Leemans
Activities and contact hours
340 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The internship concept contains 2 mandatory parts:

Part 1: integration in geriatric rehabilitation team (volume = 225 hours = +/- 2 months full time, possibility to spread in part time)

The student has to integrate in a (multidisciplinary) geriatric rehabilitation team. Hereby the intention is to sharpen the competences with regard to caregiver/handler. During the assessment, in addition to clinical action, special attention will be paid to communicative skills (micro- and meso-level) and the attitude of the student. The student writes a report about the internship activities

Part 2: project-based evaluation of practical situations 

The student has to observe and evaluate on a project basis 1 practice situation within geriatric rehabilitation. To this end, the student will assess the practice situation against the State-of-the-Art and formulate proposals regarding professional innovation. The student will write a written report including implementation strategy of professional innovation. The student will also communicate the findings and proposals for innovation and implementation strategy to the rehabilitation team involved in the form of a training event.

For both Part 1 and Part 2, the student must submit in advance a written application to the supervisor for approval consisting of the objectives (learning goals), place and contact persons, and personal motivation.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Formats en nodige documenten, Canvas
Additional info

Formats and necessary documents are made available through the learning platform.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The purpose of this internship is to impart knowledge, insight, skills and attitude regarding the functioning of the geriatric rehabilitation specialist in various clinical settings. This focuses on the role of the geriatric physical therapist as provider/treatment specialist (within a multidisciplinary team).

The student will be able to: 

  • Communicate adequately with older persons/patients
  • Based on the request for help, evaluate an elderly person/patient, discuss/communicate with the person/patient and (if applicable) with caregivers from other disciplines and formulate a proposal for treatment strategy
  • In older patients, converting the treatment strategy into a concrete treatment plan and carrying it out and/or supervising it
  • Evaluating the results/effects of a (series of) treatment(s) in older patients and reporting on this
  • Executing and/or supervising the parts belonging to his specific competence and expertise within a multidisciplinary treatment plan for older patients
  • To cooperate with care providers from other disciplines within a multidisciplinary setting specific to geriatrics

In a second part, aspects of the role of the geriatric physiotherapist as scientific thinker and professional developer (clinical reasoning, evidence based practice) will be addressed.

The student will be able to: 

  • Act as an expert within geriatric rehabilitation according to the principles of evidence based practice
  • As an expert within geriatric rehabilitation, implement new scientific developments and insights into geriatric rehabilitation.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Internship determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Internship determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Internship category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Evaluatieformulier deel 2 with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: De student wordt beoordeeld door de aanwezigen op het vormingsmoment op basis van een evaluatieformulier
  • Verslag deel 2 with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: De titularis geeft een beoordeling op basis van het schriftelijk verslag
  • Gesprek deel 2 with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

    Note: Een persoonlijk gesprek met de student

Within the SELF Internship category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Evaluatieformulier deel 1 with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

    Note: De student wordt beoordeeld door de stagebegeleider ter plaatse op basis van een evaluatieformulier
  • Gesprek deel 1 with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

    Note: Een persoonlijk gesprek met de student
  • Verslag deel 1 with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

    Note: De titularis geeft een beoordeling op basis van het schriftelijke verslag

Additional info regarding evaluation

Part 1: The student is assessed by the on-site supervisor based on an evaluation form (60% of part 1). The supervisor gives an assessment based on the written report (20% of part 1) and a personal interview with the student (20% of part 1).

Part 2: The student is assessed by those present at the training session based on an evaluation form (40% of part 2). The supervisor gives an assessment based on the written report (40% of part 2) and a personal interview with the student (20% of part 2).

Distribution: part 1 = 50%, part 2 = 50%; the student must pass both parts in order to pass.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Verkort traject Revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie bij ouderen (only offered in Dutch)