Stroke Rehabilitation
€1,350
Advance your theoretical knowledge and enhance your ability to critically evaluate scientific rationale and clinical approaches in stroke rehabilitation.
Micro-credential
4 months
Hybrid - Part-time
10 ECTS
September 2025
About
The micro-credential in Stroke Rehabilitation from RCSI School of Physiotherapy is explores the many recent advances in stroke rehabilitation. Develop your knowledge and clinical reasoning underpinned by evidence-based practice in the management of stroke patients. You will advance your theoretical knowledge of stroke rehabilitation, and consider how evaluation of therapeutic practice can be contextualised in current scientific knowledge.
The course is delivered part-time in a hybrid model with online material for participants to access in their own time and prior to workshops/classes. This self-directed learning is followed by scheduled in-person workshops and classes in RCSI's St Stephen's Green campus.
Develop your understanding of stroke rehabilitation
Explore clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice
Advance your ability to evaluate therapeutic practice
Suitable for
This course is for healthcare professionals working in hospital, community or private practice settings. Professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses may apply for this course.
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Biography
Prof. Frances Horgan (Course Leader)
A physiotherapy background in neurology and care of the elderly drives Prof. Horgan's interest in care of the elderly, falls and stroke rehabilitation, health services research, and inter-professional education.
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Dr Ailish Malone
Building on her clinical experience in disability and rehabilitation, Dr Malone’s research explores rehabilitation and participation in physical activity by people with neurological conditions and physical disability, including children.
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Course information
On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of current therapeutic approaches to the rehabilitation of the stroke patient.
- Understand and be able to critically evaluate the scientific rationale and clinical usefulness of therapeutic approaches in the field of stroke rehabilitation.
- Demonstrate an evidence-based framework to inform and enhance their physiotherapy treatment of the stroke patient.
- Understand the current deficits of evidence in stroke rehabilitation and the implications for practice.
- Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of innovative experimental research in stroke rehabilitation and how this might be applied to clinical practice.
In-person classes: Once a month for the duration of the course.
Students who successfully complete this module and pass the assessment, will receive a certificate detailing the academic award and credits received. This is a postgraduate programme and those who complete this course will gain 10 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (equivalent to Level 7 on the European Framework of Qualifications).
RCSI's micro-credentials may be stacked to build to a higher award.
We are proud to be a recognised University of the National University of Ireland (NUI).
Recognition by ministries and bodies in other jurisdictions must be determined by the individual applicants.
Admissions
To be considered for entry into the programme, applicants must:
- Be a healthcare professional, including social care professionals.
- Hold a bachelor degree. If you don’t hold a bachelor degree, please see the recognition of prior learning pathway
- If English is not your first language, you will need to supply a copy of an academic IELTS examination or equivalent, with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no individual band below 6.5.
- Each application will be assessed on an individual basis.
If English is not your first language, you will also need to supply a copy of an academic IELTS examination or equivalent, with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no individual band below 6.5. English language requirements for RCSI Postgraduate programmes are published here.
If you do not have an undergraduate degree at Level 7 or above you may still be eligible to apply through recognition of prior learning (RPL). RPL is the assessment of knowledge, skills and competence previously acquired.
Learning occurs in many contexts which include work, involvement in social and community activities, or learning through life experience generally. RPL does not give credit for experience as such; rather it considers the learning that was acquired as a result of the experience.
RPL may be used to gain:
- Admission to courses/programmes where a person may not have obtained the standard entry requirements.
- Exemptions from course modules which duplicate the learning outcomes an individual has already demonstrably acquired through prior learning.
Total fees: €1,350 (needs to be paid on acceptance of the course).
How to apply
Secure your place for the programme by completing the form below.
Please ensure you attach the following supporting documents with your application:
- Clear copy of a valid passport.
- Copies of your academic transcripts/degree.
- Copy of CV.
- English proficiency test (if required).
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