COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN CEREBRAL PALSY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTN 5086 PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN CEREBRAL PALSY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜLAY TARSUSLU ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To teach definition, clinical types, classification of cerebral palsy, evaluation and physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches in cerebral palsy, significance of multidisciplinary approaches and increase theoretical knowledge and practical ability in cerebral palsy with case study and discussion.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows definition, etiology and patogenesis, classification of cerebral palsy.
2   Knows how to assessment of cerebral palsy.
3   Knows different treatment approaches in cerebral palsy.
4   Can apply different assessment and treatment programs in special cases.
5   Knows evidence-based approaches.
6   Knows evidence-based approaches
7   knows evidence-based approaches
8   knows evidence-based approaches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cerebral palsy, terminology, classification, etiology, patophysiology
2 Evaluation in cerebral palsy (according to clinical types)
3 General approaches and principles in cerebral palsy treatments
4 Neurodevelopmental approaches
5 Current approaches in cerebral palsy treatment
6 Alternative medicine in cerebral palsy treatment, evidence-based approaches
7 Complementary medicine in cerebral palsy treatment, evidence-based approaches
8 Surgical approaches in CP, physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches
9 Botulinum toxin injections, physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches
10 Ergotherapy in CP
11 Family based treatment and family education
12 Case studies in spastic type CP- evidence-based evaluation and treatment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. DEU Library
2. E-journals and books
3. Marcia Stamer. Posture and movement of the child with cerebral palsy. 2000. A Harcourt Health Sciences Company, USA.
4. Suzan Campbell, Darl W. Vander Linden, Robert J. Palisano. Physical therapy for children. Third edition. 2006, Elsevier, USA
5. Karen J. Dodd, Christine Imms, Nicholas F. Taylor. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with cerebral palsy. A problem-based approach to assessment and management. 2010, Mac Keith Press, London, UK
6. Freeman Miller. Cerebral palsy. 2005, Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. New York, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Presentations
2. Interactive

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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