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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION FTR349 Fifth Term (Fall) 2 + 1 3

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY3
SEMESTERFifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor İlknur Ezgi Doğan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understands the importance of ethical principles and children's rights in pediatric rehabilitation
2) Understands normal motor development and can evaluate reflex-reaction, movement and muscle tone in children.
3) Learns and makes clinical evaluations of clinical processes that cause functional disability, disability and disability in children such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, muscle diseases and orthopedic problems.
4) To apply child-specific evaluation and necessary treatment approaches in pediatric rehabilitation.
5) Obtains information about health policies for children with special needs and understands the importance of directing the child to relevant institutions for a healthy life and the importance of child-family-physiotherapist cooperation.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONTo teach physiotherapy and rehabilitation applications of pediatric diseases such as cerebral paralysis, congenital brachial plexus injuries, congenital torticollis and neuromoscular diseases in the pediatric period.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to Pediatric Rehabilitation, Child Rights and the Importance of Ethical Principles in Physiotherapy in Pediatric Rehabilitation
2nd Week Introduction to pediatric rehabilitation, Motor Control, Postural Control, Reflexes-Reactions Application
3rd Week Early intervention in high-risk babies, special holding positions and positioning for high-risk babies, practical applications
4th Week Obstetric brachial plexus injury, Developmental muscular toricollis, practical application
5th Week Definition, classification and clinical findings of Cerebral Palsy, evaluation
6th Week Rehabilitation and evidence-based treatment approaches in Cerebral Palsy, Bobath treatment method, Medical and surgical approaches
7th Week Neurodevelopmental treatment approaches in Cerebral Palsy - practical applications
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Physiotherapy and rehabilitation in spinal dysraphism and hydrocephalus
10th Week Physiotherapy approaches in children with Dowm syndrome and RETT syndrome
11th Week Physiotherapy and rehabilitation in neuromuscular diseases, muscular dystrophies and spinal muscular atrophies
12th Week Pediatric orthopedic problems (fracture, developmental hip dysplasia, leg-clave-Pertes disease, clubfoot), Pediatric orthoses and devices
13th Week Physiotherapy and rehabilitation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
14th Week Children with Special Needs, Health Policies and ICF
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING- Livanelioğlu A, Günel MK, (2009) Serebral Palsi?de Fizyoterapi. Ankara, Yeni Özbek Matbaası.
- Sue Raine Linzi Meadows Mary Lynch-Ellerington ?Bobath Concept ? Theory and Practice in Neurologic Rehabilitation, Willey and Blackwell, First Edt, United Kingdom, 2009.
- Karaduman AA, Tunca Yılmaz Ö, Alemdaroğlu İ. (2014) Pediatrik Nöromuskuler hastalıklarda fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon. Pelikan Kitabevi, Ankara.
- Panteliadis CP. (Kerem Günel M, Anlar B çeviri Ed). (2015) Serebral Palsi, multidisipliner yaklaşım. Pelikan Kitabevi, Ankara.
- Akman İ (Ed.). (2014) Riskli Bebek İzlemi. Boyut, İstanbul.
- Karaduman A, Tunca Yılmaz Ö (Eds). (2016) Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon 2, Ortopedik Rehabilitasyon-Pediatrik Rehabilitasyon.. Pelikan Kitabevi, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Case Study,Practice,Presentation,Problem Solving,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Practice120
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14114
Preparation for Final exam11414
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam11010
Laboratory (including preparation)717
Final exam111
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Performance Practice111
Total Workload90
Total Workload / 303
ECTS Credits of the Course3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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