Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment

COURSE SPECIFICATION

COLLEGE OF APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES

Department Of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation
RHPT- 473
Rehabilitation Psychology
First semester
YEAR 1433-34

Course Specification
Institution:

Majmaah University

College/Department:
College of Applied Medical Sciences / Dept. Of Physical
Therapy & Health Rehabilitation
A Course Identification and General Information
1. Course title and code:
RHPT- 473
Rehabilitation Psychology

2. Credit hours:

2 hours (2+0+0)

3. Program(s) in which the course is offered.

(If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather
than list programs)
Bachelor of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation.
4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course
Salameh Al Dajah PhD PT
5. Level/year at which this course is offered: 9th level
6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any)
None
7. Co-requisites for this course (if any)
None
8. Location if not on main campus

B Objectives
1. Summary of the main learning outcomes for students enrolled in the course.
The students would acquire the following as outcomes of the course:
Learn managerial skills
Role of manager
Acquire knowledge to be a successful leader
Learn ethical and moral principles
Learn code of physical therapy practice.
2. Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being
implemented. (eg increased use of IT or web based reference material, changes in
content as a result of new research in the field)
Case based study
Problem based learning
C. Course Description (Note: General description in the form to be used for the
Bulletin or Handbook should be attached)
The course is an introduction to the administration of hospitals and
physiotherapy services. Topics covered include: departmental design,
record, procedure manuals, scheduling of patients, recruiting,
supervising and evaluating staff. The course also touches on the ethics
of physical therapy

Schedule of learning process

S
NO
.

NAME OF
THE UNIT

TOPICS

Introduction
Mental
health

Response to

Values and

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

WEEK

Dimensions of
psychology
Psychological
well being
Self acceptance
Self awareness
Mental
Disorders

Understand mental disorders

Understand self-acceptance
and social acceptance
Differentiate between mild
distress and sever disorders
Understand post traumatic
psychological disorders
Understand attitudes toward
mental

1-3

Importance of

Understand the meaning of

4-5

beliefs
Values in
health
professions
Personality
disorder

Illness and
Hospitalizati
on

Response
to loss and
grief
Depression
related to
illness

Anxiety
related to
Hospitalisati
on

values for life

Personal
acceptance and
social
acceptance
Attitude and
social rejection

social and personal values,

beliefs and attitude
Identify personal values in
health fields
Attitudes towards illness,
Socially aggression

Patient
Devalued
Degradations
and social
stress
Responses to
illness, and fear
of death and
disability
The needs for
family supports
and society
supports

Differentiate between sympathy

and Apathy
Understand the effects of
6-9
Hospitalization on personal
First
stability
Exam
Understand the Social effects
and stress during the period of
Hospitalization
Understand the psychological
response to illness
Identify the stages of illness and
recovery
Understand the impacts of
illness on personal and social
life
Identify social group support for
disability and handicap

Types of Loss
Response to
disability
Grieving
process
Dimension of
grieving
Maslow
hierarchy of
needs
THEORIES OF
GRIEVING
PROCESS
Illness and
depression
Anxiety and
hospitalisation

Identify types of loss and

grieving response
Understand Maslow hierarchy of
needs
Understand theories of grieving
Understand the process of
grieving and dimensions
Understand anxiety and patient
response
Understand the communication
skills with patients c/o anxiety
symptoms
Value patient depression level
and put solution to take him out
of this situation
Identify support group and
reaction control in the
community

Physical
3

10-15
Secon
d
Exam

problems
which
originate
from
psychologic
al cause

Fight or flight
Coping
mechanism
Physical signs and
symptoms
Hypochondriasis

Identify symptoms and signs of

psychological origin
Recognize the psychomotor
symptoms
Recognize somatoform
symptoms

Final
exam

16

2. Course components (total contact hours per semester):

Lecture: 32

Tutorial: --

Practical/Fieldwork
/Internship:

Other: -Seminar
presentations,
Assignments &
Discussions
3 major
assignments

3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week. (This should
be an average for the semester not a specific requirement in each week)
5 hours / Week
4. Development of Learning Outcomes in Domains of Learning
For each of the domains of learning shown below indicate:
a. Knowledge
(i) Description of the knowledge to be acquired
1. Basic knowledge in dealing with people having psychological factors.
2. Stress management.
3. Patients response to in hospitalization.
4. Manage loss and grief.

5. Communication skills to handle psychological factors.

(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop that knowledge
1. Lectures using power point presentations, smart board, and illustrative
schematic diagrams.
2. Videos on various topics will be shown to the students.
3. Self-learning will be encouraged by active participation.

(iii) Methods of assessment of knowledge acquired

1. Written examination.
o 1st term, 2nd term and final examination.
2. Quiz.
3. Oral and practical test
4. Assignment.
b. Cognitive Skills
(i) Cognitive skills to be developed
1. Student should be able to define, describe, explain and give examples on the
topics.
2. Students are able to paraphrase the topic learned.
3. Relate the significance of one topic on another.
4. Summarise the lengthy topics.
(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these cognitive skills
1.

Group discussion.

2.

Reasoning.

3. Critically analyse a definition.

4. Present ample of relevant examples during the lecture.
(iii) Methods of assessment of students cognitive skills
1. Written examination.
o 1st term, 2nd term and final examination.
2. Quiz.

3. Oral and Practical Examination.

4. Assignment.
c. Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility
(i)

Description of the interpersonal skills and capacity to carry responsibility to

be developed

1. Students to develop certain team work activities in group assignments.

2. Teacher will present a problem to the group of students.
3. They should also work in harmony & ready to take up the responsibility when
the need arise.
(ii)

Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills and abilities

1. Part of some lectures will be specified for group discussions. The students will
be distributed into groups & once in every fortnight for discussing certain
issues in the theoretical part.
2. Students will practice as groups in the lab.
(iii) Methods of assessment of students interpersonal skills and capacity to carry
responsibility
1. By observing & monitoring each & every student interactions in the
class room as well as in the practical lab.
d. Communication, Information Technology and Numerical Skills
(i) Description of the skills to be developed in this domain.
1. Encouraging the students to use the same medical terminology in English, verbally.
2. Encourage the students to refer the text book as well as internet web sites for their
more information.
(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills
1. The students are encouraged to sum up briefly about the topics covered in each
lecture at the end.
2. The students are expected to present at least one seminar each & more number
of assignments pertaining to certain topics.
(iii) Methods of assessment of students numerical and communication skills
1. By using the check list for seminar & observing the way of presenting their
assignments.
e. Psychomotor Skills (if applicable)

Description of the psychomotor skills to be developed and the level of performance

required.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Demonstrate a convincing power.

Draw diagrams of physiotherapy department.
Demonstrate a procedure to use available resources at the hospital.
Innovate new way to deal with the crisis situation in a hospital or private
settings

Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Model demonstration.
Practice during lab hours.
Questioning and answering during the lecture.
Video presentation of the topic.

Methods of assessment of students psychomotor skills.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Practical examination
Demonstration by student.
Quiz and practical demonstration.
White board drawing.

5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

Ist Term Exam

Assignments
MCQ
Oral and practical Examination
Total

2nd Mid-Term Exam

Assignments
MCQ
Oral and practical Examination
Total

(25%) 6th week

5 marks
10 marks
10 marks
25 marks

(25%) 11th week

5 marks
10 marks
10 marks
25 marks

Final Exam
Assignments
MCQ
Oral and practical Examination
Total

(50%) 16th week

5 marks
20 marks
20 marks
50 marks

D. Student Support
1. Arrangements for availability of faculty for individual student consultations and
academic advice. (include amount of time faculty are available each week)
All the students are welcome during office hours as displayed on the notice
board
E. Learning Resources
PRIMARY TEXT
Robert G. Frank, Timothy Elliot, 2000, Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology

4-.Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc

Resources on the Web:
5- Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional
standards/regulations

F. Facilities Required
Indicate requirements for the course including size of classrooms and laboratories (ie
number of seats in classrooms and laboratories, extent of computer access etc.)
1. Accommodation (Lecture rooms, laboratories, etc.)

Lecture room suitable for 25 students.

Practical lab suitable for 25 students.

2. Computing resources
One computer in the classroom, and another in the lab.
Projector. (In both classroom and lab)
Smart board. (In both classroom and lab)
Data show. (In both classroom and lab)
Models
G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching
Asking question before, during and after each lecture
Provision of appraisal form to the students & to rectify changes if any
Exams
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Instructor or by the Department
a.
b.
c.

3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching

1. Attending frequent workshops
2. Efficient & effective use of teaching methods
3. Easy & illustrative examples
4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement (eg. check marking by an
independent faculty member of a sample of student work, periodic exchange and
remarking of a sample of assignments with a faculty member in another institution)
a. Discussion of the course objectives, teaching strategies, exams, students
learning abilities and achievements, with another colleague in the same field.
5. Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course effectiveness
and planning for improvement.
1. Peer review of the course taught
2. Stake holders feedback on the course taught.
3. Keeping track of any recent advances in the field of management.