Course: Graduation Clinical credits: 14

Related to Generic Competences
During the clinical placement the Intern can demonstrate the ability to:

• carry out private practice, in accordance with the Code of Conduct of the competent authority as well as legal and ethical codes related to professional practice;
• independently organize and execute his/her activities in the field of planning and systematic patient and financial administration, while acting in accordance with the objectives and interests of his/her health care organization;
• create and develop a pleasant constructive working and treatment climate in which cooperation with colleagues leads to efficient work methods and an appropriately organized chain of care;
• contribute to the professional discourse and develop, in partnership with colleagues, new training programmes and guidelines;
• take full responsibility for his/her personal learning and practice through continued training and keeping up to date with professional literature in the field of physiotherapy, management in health care and other relevant scientific areas (e.g. Health Care in general, Sports, Social Sciences);
• independently incorporate new clinical guidelines in his/her interventions as a physiotherapist.

Related to Specific Competences
In relation to physiotherapy activities such as screening, diagnosing and planning, during the clinical placement the intern can demonstrate the ability to:

• independently apply all aspects of screening, diagnosing and planning in relation to a variety of patients, either in private practice setting or a health care institution setting;
• independently communicate his/her treatment proposals and options in patient directed language, so that the patient/client can make an informed decision;
• independently provide physiotherapeutic advice as well as conduct appropriate referrals;

 In relation to therapy & prevention, during the clinical placement the intern can demonstrate the ability to:

• independently develop evidence-based, goal-directed physiotherapeutic treatment and prevention plans for a variety of client/patient categories;
• independently carry out and/or supervise evidence-based and goal-directed interventions, such as exercise therapy and training sessions, biopsychosocial counselling, education, advice, massage therapy and electrotherapy on individual clients and/or clients in a group setting;
• explain and evaluate during consultation with a client/patient, the choices made related to therapeutic and preventive interventions and if necessary independently adjust the treatment that was given;
• independently produces and maintains legible, accurate, and appropriate records, in keeping with regulatory requirements;
• communicate according to practical guidelines, the outcomes of physiotherapeutic interventions with colleagues, medical doctors and multidisciplinary teams.