paediatric rehabilitation

In 2002 the Association of the Ghent University has been founded. Internationalisation is part of the mission state of our institution. Our institutions have been involved in international activities for a long time. It order to offer international experiences for local students and a valuable learning experience to all international students, we felt the increasing need to develop an international and interdisciplinary joint module.
The module on Paediatric rehabilitation is an initiative of the Rehabilitation and physiotherapy in cooperation with the Ghent University Association. It is organised as a meeting platform for all students of the different health care departments and medical faculties within the Association.
The delivery of the course has been set up around the topic of paediatric rehabilitation.

The International Programme focuses on ‘Paediatric rehabilitation’ as a central theme. During the course we focus on the different aspects of the early childhood and development, the medical interventions and the rehabilitation of children within the setting of the hospital, but also on the inclusion of within the society.
The programme focuses especially on the rehabilitation of children with developmental and acquired brain injuries. (loco motor and neurological pathologies). This module is not focusing on learning disabilities, pervasive disorders …
Specific themes will be: “What is normal?”, “Assessment”, “Brain damage”, “amputations”, “burn wounds”, “malignancies”, “damage to the CNS”, etc. How to deal with familial and school related problems that arise after traumatic processes, social reintegration. Workshops will be organised, dealing with the methodology of Veronica Sherbourne, creative expression, etc. Study visits to one or more rehabilitation centres will be organised.

This course is open for students of the final year (5th or 6th semester) in the Bachelor programmes of Allied Health and Nursing and students of the Faculty of medicine and health sciences of the 5th year.

The module is open for interested professionals in Allied Health, nursing or medicine. These have to send an application to the titular of the module. The decision of the participation should be confirmed by the titular.

Knowledge and understanding of a multidisciplinary approach of children rehabilitation. The ability to help parents and children in practice so that these can optimally make use of all facilities that are available.

Syllabus. Handouts of the powerpoints are available on an electronic platform. Hard copies are available after the presentations.

At the end of the week, students are given the possibility to reflect on the week’s activities and students are in contact with a personal tutor, to guide them through the learning process and to assist them with their assignments..

During the two weeks we have different thematic days. Every thematic day offers a combination of keynotes, lectures, site visits and group work. The keynotes underline the importance of the different thematic student tracks.

Permanent evaluation, based upon the active participation of the student .
Orally, based upon the quality and presentation of the group work.

Assessment methods will facilitate the integration of theory and practice. Therefore, we expect the students to actively participate in all contact education and to prepare a group assignments on a specific topics addressed during the lectures. (80 % of all lessons has to be followed)
Students will be encouraged to disseminate their knowledge by presenting a collaborative assignment at the end of the course on this particular issue.
The score will be made according to the European ECTS system.