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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Marc Terradellas Fernández

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 4

Teaching staff: 

Karima Bouallalene Jaramillo
Jordi Ventura Medina 
I looked at Pardas Peraferrer 

Teaching languages

  • Spanish
  • Catalan

L'assignatura serà impartida en català i castellà indistintament. Some contents of the subject will be in English such as: audiovisual content, support material and scientific articles.  

The student must be able to use this material to achieve the objectives of the subject.  

 

Skills

Basic skills

  • B1_F That students have demonstrated that they have and understand knowledge in an area of ​​study that is based on general secondary education, and that it is at a level that, if supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of your field of study

     

  • B2_F That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that are usually demonstrated by developing and defending arguments and solving problems within their area of ​​study

     

  • B3_F That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study), to make judgments that incorporate a reflection on relevant social, scientific and ethical issues

     

  • B5_F That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

     

Specific skills

  • E1_F Know and understand the morphology, physiology, pathology and behavior of people, both healthy and sick, in the natural and social environment

     

  • E4_F Acquire the appropriate clinical experience that provides intellectual abilities and technical and manual skills, that facilitates the incorporation of ethical and professional values, and that develops the ability to integrate the knowledge acquired, so that, at the end of the studies, students know how to apply both to specific clinical cases in the hospital and outpatient setting, as well as actions in primary and community care

     

  • E10_F Prepare the discharge report for physiotherapy care once the proposed objectives have been met

     

  • E11_F Provide effective physiotherapy care, providing comprehensive patient care

     

  • E15_F Participate in the development of physiotherapy care protocols based on scientific evidence, encouraging professional activities that stimulate research in physiotherapy

     

  • E18_F Acquire clinical management skills that include the efficient use of health resources and develop activities of planning, management and control of care units where care is given in physiotherapy and its relationship with other health services

     

  • E20_F Identify the structural, physiological and biomechanical factors that condition the practice of physical activity and sport

  • E23_F Identify the effects of physical exercise on the psychological and social aspects of human beings

     

Transversal competences

  • T1_F Acquire the ability to communicate in a foreign language and work in an international context

     

Description

This subject offers the possibility for the student to obtain basic knowledge about the development of healthy children and the different conditions that we as healthcare professionals can treat. The future Physiotherapy professional needs to have this knowledge to better understand the complexity of the care relationship and be able to use strategies and skills that allow him to carry out effective and humane interventions with children and their families.  

The main objective of the subject is to help the student to acquire the basic knowledge of childhood, so that he is able to recognize the functions and structures, level of activity and participation. As well as achieving a greater understanding of the variants in the development of the child as a whole.  

This subject aims to introduce the gender perspective in its content and development.

This subject aims to introduce the gender perspective in its content and development. In addition, the objectives are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations. 

Contents

Theoretical block  

  1. Adaptations to the child's functional development. 

  1. Stages of growth and functional development. 

  1. Essential elements of the physiotherapeutic intervention. 

  1. Physical therapeutic principles, application, benefits and adverse effects. 

  1. Duration and frequency of specific physiotherapy interventions. 

  1. Manual and instrumental interventions. 

  1. Application based on the psychomotor development and autonomy of the child. 

Practical block 

  1. Fundamentals of the specific physiotherapeutic exploration of the child in different stages of development. 

  1. General and specific evaluation of physiotherapy. 

  1. Interpretation of results, evolution of the disease and control of adverse effects. 

  1. Physiotherapeutic diagnosis.  

  1. Knowledge of the main pathologies of children and young people. 

  1. Interaction between physiotherapy, medicine and family. 

 

Evaluation system

This subject may consider the following indicators detailed in the table in its assessment proposal:  

Evaluation system 

Minimum weighting 

Maximum weighting 

SE1. Electronic portfolio 

10% 

40% 

SE2. Oral presentation 

20% 

50% 

SE3. Exam 

30% 

60% 

SE4. self-evaluation 

5% 

30% 

SE5. Peer evaluation (2P2) or co-evaluation 

5% 

30% 
  • A system of quantitative (from 0 to 10) and qualitative (suspended, approved, notable, excellent, honorary registration) is used according to RD 1125/2003.  
  • The evaluation system and recovery period are detailed in the Learning Plan available in the virtual classroom at the beginning of the subject. 
  • According to UPF regulations, students who have the option of retrieving the subject are those who have obtained a “suspended” grade, which are the only ones that can be modified in the recovery process.  
  • Total or partial copying in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without the option to take the recovery test and without prejudice to the opening of a file for this reason. "

REFERENCES

Basic

Shumway-Cook, A., & Woollacott, M. Motor control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice (4th ed.) Baltimore: Ed. LWW. 2010  

World Health Organization. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: version for children and adolescents: CIF-IA. Geneva, Switzerland 2011. ISBN 978-84-7670-711-1 (Spanish edition) 

M. Yamile Pinzón Bernal, LM Salamanca Duque. Functional Neuropediatric Evaluation. Fundamentals and methods of application. Ed. Pan American 2021 

J. Palisano, R., Orlin, M., & Schreiber, J. . Campbell's Physical Therapy for Children (5th ed.). Missouri: Elservier. 2017 

Macias L, Fagoaga J. Physiotherapy in pediatrics. Madrid: McGraw-Hill Interamericana; 2018 

babies Thomas Balmes 2016

Babies Series. Netflix 2020

Complementary

FJ Fernández Regó, G. Torró Ferrero. Physiotherapy in Neonatology. The importance of early intervention in the at-risk newborn. Ed. Pan American 2021 

M. Hadders-Algra He neurological examination of th child with minor neurological dysfunction. Mac Keith Press, 2010  

M. Hadders-Algra, E. Brogren Carlberg. Postural Control: A key Issue in developmental disorders. Clinics in Developmental Medicine. Paperback 1718. 2008 

Cano de la Cuerda R., Collado Vázquez S .. Neurorehabilitation. Specific methods of assessment and treatment. Ed. Panamericana. 2012 

Forestier, Michèle. From birth to the first spas. Accompanying the child in his motor discoveries: Toulouse: Ed. Heresy. 2nd Edition 2018 

S. Levitt. Treatment of cerebral palsy and motor retardation (5th edition). Pan American: 2013  

Espinosa Jorge J., Arroyo Riaño MO., Martín Maroto P., Ruiz Molina D., Moreno Palacios JA. Essential Guide to Child Rehabilitation. Madrid: Panamericana; 2010  

Amiel-Tissón C, Grenier A. Neurological surveillance during the first year of life. Barcelona: Masson; 1998