University of Bradford: UndergraduateProgramme specification
UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORDSchool of Health StudiesDivision of Allied Health Professions Programme title: BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation
Awarding and teaching institution: / University of BradfordFinal and interim awards: / BSc (Honours) [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 6]
Diploma of Higher Education [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 5]
Certificate of Higher Education [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 4]
Programme title: / Sport Rehabilitation
Programme approved by: / University of Bradford and accredited by The British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT)
Duration: / 3 Years full time.
UCAS code: / C630
Subject benchmark statement:
FHEQ Level / Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism (2008)
4-6
Date produced: / 14 January 2013
Last updated : / January 2014
Introduction
Sport Rehabilitators are experts in the management and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries arising from sport and physical activity. The prime purpose of sport rehabilitation is to restore and maintain function, activity and independence through information and advice, sport performance and healthy lifestyles. You will work across sport and health care settings and cover a wide range of specialisms often as part of multi-disciplinary teams, developing an appreciation of the psychological, cultural and social factors that influence performance and health and wellbeing in sport. The Graduate Sport Rehabilitator plays an important role in health promotion, improving public health and improving health targets through physical activity. This is very closely linked to the Government agenda (DH 2010) which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the general public by encouraging healthier lifestyle choices, preventing sickness and reducing obesity levels.
This programme will prepare you to become an autonomous professional, able to respond to the growing health needs of the population, working in partnership with clients with an emphasis on person-centred carein a number of arenas such as sports, work and leisure. You can expect to be engaged in non-traditional patterns of working which might include evenings or weekends. You will learn skills that enable you to manage and lead teams often working in emerging settings, in the management of acute and long term conditions and in vocational rehabilitation.
Here at Bradford our approach emphasises the integration and application of theory and practice to produce an adaptable and innovative graduate with excellent professional skills who can use a research based, evaluative, problem solving approach to sport rehabilitation. You will be equipped with the skills to enable you to be a life-long learner and to embrace technology and technology-enabled learning.
Provision is mapped against the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) Educational Framework (2012) and the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. On successful completion of the three-year, full time programme graduates are eligible to apply for Registration with BASRaT.
As an applicant, you will have a strong academic profile or recognisable potential to succeed on the programme. In addition to academic ability there is also the need to possess a high level of interpersonal and communication skills. You should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the scope and demands of sport rehabilitation practice, if possible through a period of work experience to familiarise yourself with work in this environment. The sport rehabilitation programme at Bradford is designed to attract a diverse range of applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. The Admissions policy for the programme is committed to offering places to those students who may not have a traditional qualifications profile but who can prove their commitment and potential.
The Division of Allied Health Professions is innovative in the field of technology-enabled learning with extensive use of the virtual learning environment, podcasts, use of video materials and the development of its on-line case-based virtual community ‘Bradton’. This resource was developed using patient and carer experiences and both serves to enhance the student-learning experience and respond to the need to involve clients and the public in all aspects of health, well-being and social care (Health & Social Care Directives DH, 2008). Further development will encompass preventative and therapeutic sport rehabilitation (Sport and Exercise Medicine, A Fresh Approach DH, 2012)
The health, wellbeing and exercise sectors are changing rapidly. To increase your ability to work collaboratively in an inter-professional environment the programme includes some inter-professional learning activities in each year using the school core modules.
Studying to become a University of Bradford Graduate
The University of Bradford aims to enable you to complete your BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation programme and graduate with some very important attributes to take you through your future career. These include an expectation that you will develop over the three years of your programme to become independent and autonomous in your learning, so that you use these skills to advance your knowledge and skills to sustain your career. You will develop the ability to think critically and to have a questioning mind that can challenge and explore the research and evidence base informing sport rehabilitation. The programme aims to develop your employability skills by enabling you to learn what it is to become a trusted and ethical professional who has good communication skills and who can work collaboratively with other health professionals . This is enabled through developing your confidence and competence in the skills and knowledge needed by a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator, including your ability to use IT and digital media. Underpinning all of this is the expectation that you will become an inclusive practitioner by developing your awareness of, and competence in working with people from different cultures, people of different faiths and religious beliefs as well as with people whose sexuality, gender or age may be different from yours. The University of Bradford sees you as a global citizen and expects you to develop an awareness of your own sense of social responsibility within the communities where you live, where you work, as well as the wider global context. We want you to succeed and we will help you do this through using a clear set of programme aims for the programme and a clear set of learning outcomes for you to achieve at each stage.
Programme Aims
The programme is intended to:
A1 develop the subject skills and knowledge required for the safe and competent practice of sport rehabilitation, within legal and ethical boundaries in existing and emerging health, exercise, well-being and social care environments
A2meet the requirements and values of British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers in order to work within the legal and ethical boundaries of existing and emerging health, exercise, well-being and social care environments
A3provide a supportive active learning environment in which students are encouraged to problem-solve and develop autonomous skills for life-long learning
A4promote an evidence-based approach to the application of sport rehabilitation practice through a process of critical evaluation and reflection and the development of clinical reasoning skills
A5maximise employability by equipping the student to work with and as part of multi-professional teams and to develop the skills of enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation
A6develop personal responsibility for the sustainable use of resources and transferable skills across units, stages and the differing learning and practice environments
Programme Learning Outcomes
This programme has learning outcomes for you to achieve by the end of each stage or end of each year of your programme. These develop over the three years to enable you to become a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator.
Stage 1/ Level 4
When you have completed Level 4 of this programme you will be able to:
LO1Demonstrate knowledge of human function and dysfunction and how this relates to individual wellbeing in the work of the sport rehabilitation. This will be related to the wider influences that shape the needs of individuals.
LO2Apply knowledge of the theories and the practice underpinning sport rehabilitation to develop clinical reasoning and problem solving skills to assess individual problems and plan intervention to meet appropriate goals.
LO3Identify and explore the physical, psychological, social and cultural needs of individuals or groups requiring the skills of the sport rehabilitator across diverse populations to enhance well-being and exercise.
LO4 Develop and use reflective thinking to inform verbal and written communication.
LO5Identify and have knowledge of the contributions made by multi-professional teams within diverse settings providing an integrated client-centred approach to rehabilitation
LO6Demonstrate the ability to effectively work and communicate with individuals or groups to promote, maintain and improve personal health, physical activity and wellbeing.
LO7 Develop and demonstrate the knowledge, behaviours and attitudes required of a practice professional who can work within professional, legal and ethical guidelines.
LO8Develop personal transferable key skills in problem solving, written and verbal communication, team working, time management, prioritisation of workload, reflection and self-evaluation, and use of existing and emerging technologies
Stage 2 /Level 5
When you have completed Level 5 of this programme you will be able to:
LO1Demonstrate the application of knowledge and understanding of human function and dysfunction and the theory and practice of sport rehabilitation. This will be applied through reference to local and national policies.
LO2Evaluate and apply knowledge of the theories and practice within sport rehabilitation to develop clinical reasoning and problem solving skills to assess client problems and plan interventions to meet appropriate goals.
LO3Apply sport rehabilitation skills in response to the physical, psychological, social and cultural needs of individuals or groups through the application and evaluation of the available evidence based practice. This will facilitate a reflective approach developing a commitment to lifelong learning
LO4Work as a member of the multi-professional team within diverse settings providing a person-centered approach to sport rehabilitation.
LO5. Work in partnership, and effectively communicate, with individuals or groups to promote, maintain and improve health, physical activity and wellbeing.
LO6Demonstrate the knowledge, behaviours and attitudes required of a practice professional working within professional, legal and ethical guidelines by evaluating and reflecting on your own scope of practice and responding to the different models of activity and exercise delivery for a holistic, client-focused approach to rehabilitation.
LO7 Demonstrate personal transferable key skills in problem solving, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, team working, leadership, time management, prioritisation of workload, reflection and self-evaluation, and use of existing and emerging technologies.
Stage 3 /Level 6
When you have completed Level 6 of this programme you will be able to:
LO1Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of human function and dysfunction, the theory and practice of sport rehabilitation and the current trends and developments in the practice of exercise and sport rehabilitation. This will be contextual to both the needs of individuals and health and sporting provision related to local and national policies.
LO2Integrate theory and practice in both academic and a variety of practice settings. This will enable you to develop clinical reasoning and problem solving skills to assess client problems and plan intervention to meet appropriate goals.
LO3Apply sport rehabilitation skills in response to the physical, psychological, social and cultural needs of individuals or groups using critical evaluation of the available evidence. This will facilitate a reflective approach encompassing evidence based practice and a commitment to lifelong learning.
LO4Work as a member of the multi-professional team within diverse settings providing an integrated client-centred approach to rehabilitation
LO5Work in partnership with individuals or groups to promote, maintain and improve personal and public health, exercise and wellbeing.
LO6Work as an autonomous professional, who can evaluate and reflect on your own scope of practice and respond to the changing models of activity and exercise delivery, the implications of limited resources and the need for a holistic, client-focused approach to rehabilitation.
LO7Demonstrate personal transferable key skills in problem solving, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, team working, professional autonomy, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership,time management, prioritisation of workload, reflection and self-evaluation, and use of existing and emerging technologies.
Curriculum
The programme curriculum has been designed to enable you to meet the learning outcomes for each stage, or year of your programme. At each state there is a core module which is taught in collaboration with students from Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiography Nursing and Midwifery.
Year 1/Level Four:
This stage has a high practical content both in terms of the number of modules containing practical skills and in the number of hours devoted to skills-based teaching and learning. The integration of theory and practice in the neuromusculoskeletal modules and also in the wellbeing modules, require high levels of student participation and engagement. Strong links between theory and practice are facilitated through widespread use of a problem-solving case-scenario approach. There will be shared learning and teaching with the BSc Physiotherapy programme.
Professional skills are integral to your development as a Sport Rehabilitator. Participation in interactive professional skills development involves experience, observation and feedback and is essential to your education. You are strongly encouraged to act as a model for the teaching and learning processes involved in the acquisition of sport rehabilitation skills both in the School and in practice placements. However you are under no obligation to agree to be a model and your refusal is in no way a barrier to your continued eligibility to participate in skills learning exercises. In order to maintain safe practice and meet legal requirements, Higher Education Institutions must ensure all students give consent prior to their participation in any activities that may impact on their health or safety status, or the health or safety status of others. You will therefore be asked to complete a consent form on a yearly basis.
By the end of this stage you will have an understanding of basic pathological processes such as healing and inflammation and the body systems in both health and disease. This includes the psycho-social aspects and cultural aspects of sport and exercise and the promotion of wellbeing. The importance of diversity, compassionate and value-led care is also introduced at this stage. You will be able to select, justify and carry out basic sport rehabilitation management of common musculoskeletal and other medical problems which will include selecting appropriate advice and exercise aimed both at the individual and groups of clients. The School core module ‘Principles of Collaborative Professional Practice’ will develop your ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with students of other disciplines.
Year 1/Level 4
Module Code / Module Title / Credits / Level / Core (c) / Optional (o) / Study periodHP-P402T / Neuromusculoskeletal Practice 1 – The Lower Limb / 30 / 4 / c / 1
HP-P401D / Health, Wellbeing and Exercise / 20 / 4 / c / 1
HEA-4012L / Principles of Collaborative Professional Practice / 20 / 4 / c / 1 & 2
HP-P404T / Soft Tissue and Exercise Principles / 30 / 4 / c / 2
HP-P403D / Neuromusculoskeletal Practice 2 – The Upper Limb / 20 / 4 / c / 2
Students exiting the programme following successful completion of Level 4 will be eligible for the award of Certificate of Higher Education in Sport Rehabilitation.
Year 2/Level 5:
The emphasis in this stage is on the development of more advanced and specialised skills directed towards the common areas of sport rehabilitation practice. You will explore principles of management of the individual with both acute and long-term conditions, highlighting the importance of client engagement and adherence. These principles will be applied across the age spectrum with an emphasis on the diversity of settings where these conditions may be encountered. Some sessions will be identified as ‘preparation for practice’ to ensure that students are as well prepared as possible with regard to the various expectations of practice placements. Aspects of personal and professional development will be incorporated into practice modules. The module ‘Sport Trauma Management’ will also give you the opportunity to undertake a First Aid in Sport certificate as a stand-alone qualification enabling you to use these skills at sporting events.
There are two Practice Placements in year 2 both worth 20 credits. In addition you will organise an elective placement at the end of year 2. This gives you the chance to organise a placement in an area of your choosing; maybe an area where you feel your skills are lacking, an emerging area of exercise or rehabilitation or maybe overseas to experience rehabilitation in a different culture. This placement is not credit rated but is marked on a pass/fail basis and you will be supplied with an assessment booklet with clear learning outcomes and guidance for you and your practice educator. You will also be given information to give to your educator about the expectations of an elective placement and its place within the programme as a whole. The university also offers comprehensive advice for students who are studying abroad.
By the end of this stage you will be able to engage in a variety of practice placements using a variety of sport rehabilitation skills applied to a wide range of clients. You will also have the ability to reflect on interventions, to identify your own learning needs and to use this information in the portfolio used to evidence continuing personal and professional development. It is important to be able to find, interpret and apply research both to underpin theoretical knowledge and practical application. The School core module ‘Evidencing Professional Practice’ will develop research skills through the concept of wellbeing in collaboration with other disciplines giving a contemporary context to learning.
Year 2/Level 5
Module Code / Module Title / Credits / Level / Core (c) / Optional (o) / Study periodHP-P500D / Neuromusculoskeletal practice 3 – Spinal (Sport) / 20 / 5 / c / 1
HP-P506L / Rehabilitation in Sport and Health / 20 / 5 / c / 2
HP-P507L / Sport Trauma Management / 20 / 5 / c / 1
HEA-5000L / Evidencing Professional Practice / 20 / 5 / c / 1 & 2
HP-P508L / Practice Placement 1 / 20 / 5 / c / 1
HP-P509D / Practice Placement 2 / 20 / 5 / c / 2
Students exiting the programme following successful completion of stage 2 will be eligible for the award of Diploma of Higher Education in Sport Rehabilitation.