Basics of rehabilitation planning (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The aim of the course is mastering the basic skills and methods of assessing rehabilitation needs and understanding the significance of needs assessment in the rehabilitation process.

Course competences:

Assessment of needs and possibilities for rehabilitation
Rehabilitation planning  
Rehabilitation service system

Intended learning outcome:

Assessment of needs and possibilities for rehabilitation: You know how to map the client's life situation and social operating environment as part of the entity of rehabilitation. You know how to determine and assess the client's need for rehabilitation. You know how to use different assessment methods and tools as part of comprehensive assessments. You know how the assessment benefits the client.

Rehabilitation planning: You know how to document an assessment as part of client work, ensuring that it describes the situation at a level on the basis of which a goal can be set for the rehabilitation and its progress can be monitored.

Rehabilitation service system: You are able to take the significance of the service system into consideration and draw on your knowledge of the system and services when planning rehabilitation. You are able to apply appropriate legislation to the planning of rehabilitation.

Content

The key content of the course comprises the rehabilitation counsellor’s role in assessing work ability, functional capacity and rehabilitation needs. The perspectives of assessing and planning for the rehabilitation needs include social research as the basis for examining the rehabilitee's life situation, assessment of work ability and functional capacity, assessment methods and tools, and documentation.

Materials

Anttila, H. 2024. Toimintakykytiedon kirjaaminen 4/4024. Kirjaamisopas Toimintakyky. THL. Https://yhteistyotilat.fi/wiki08/display/JULRAKI/4+Toimintakykytiedon+kirjaaminen

Aralinna, V. (toim.) 2023. Kuntoutusohjausnimikkeistö.2. uudistettu. painos. Kuntaliitto.

Autti-Rämö, I., Salminen, A.L., Rajavaara, M. & Melkas, S. (toim.) 2022. Kuntoutuminen.

ICF e-learning verkko-oppimisympäristö: https://www.icf-e-learning.com/

ICF-luokitus. 2024. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. https://thl.fi/aiheet/toimintakyky/icf-luokitus

Kykyviisari. 2025. Työterveyslaitos. https://www.ttl.fi/teemat/tyohyvinvointi-ja-tyokyky/tyokyky/kykyviisari

Laki sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon asiakastietojen käsittelystä 703/2023. https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/saadoskokoelma/2023/703

Sosiaalihuollon kirjaamisohjeet. 2025. THL. https://thl.fi/aiheet/tiedonhallinta-sosiaali-ja-terveysalalla/kirjaaminen/sosiaalihuollon-kirjaamisohjeet

TOIMIA-tietokanta. 2025. THL.

Teaching methods

You will study the whole course online, participating in webinars. In the webinars, you will participate in reviewing the pre-assignments, follow the presentations and engage in dialogue with the whole group and in your small group. In the webinars you will receive guidance for independent work, e.g. to study the course materials and literature and to complete exercises.

Exam schedules

No exams. The deadlines for returning assignments will be announced in the e-learning environment after the course opens

Student workload

Online teaching (webinars) 4 x 3 h = 12 h

Study of course materials and literature, independent study 69 h

Assessed learning tasks 50 h

Total 135 h (5 credits)

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You know how to map the impacts of a client's life situation and social operating environment on rehabilitation as a whole. You know how to determine and assess the client's need for rehabilitation. You are able to use different assessment methods as part of the overall assessment. You are able to describe how the assessment benefits the customer. You know how to document an assessment as part of client work, ensuring that a goal can be set for the rehabilitation and its progress can be monitored on its basis. You are able to describe the significance of the service system for planning rehabilitation.

Qualifications

You recognise the basic principles of assessing the client's functional capacity, participation and rehabilitation and service needs, and you are able to search for evidence-based assessment methods. You are able to draw on different methods for supporting the client’s participation. You know how to use the ICF classification to describe functional capacity and participation.

Further information

Completion of the course requires

- the completion of preliminary tasks and exercises
- successful completion of the group and individual assignments to be assessed
- attendance at webinars

The course will be assessed on a pass/fail scale. The course consists of two assessment tasks: an individual examination and a group task.