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PTA 215 - Physical Therapy Professional Exploration


Credits: 2
2 Lecture Hours

Prerequisites: PTA 201 , PTA 202 , PTA 203 , PTA 211C  
Co-requisites: PTA 212C  and PTA 213C  

Description
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the opportunity to develop a project that will allow them to explore physical therapy specialty areas such as clinical practice, education, and research. This course will allow the students to plan and create their exploratory project and share their project with their peers. Examples of the exploratory project may be an in-service, presentation, written report, or electronic media such as a website. The topic for the project should be chosen in consultation with clinical and/or academic faculty. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

  1. Use (utilize) reference resources such as journals and the internet for exploration topic research.
  2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of exploration topic in the setting of an in-service, presentation, written report, or electronic media such as web page.
  3. Demonstrate higher order thinking skills such as ability to critique reference material and assimilation of information.
  4. Identify career development and lifelong learning opportunities.
  5. Recognize the role of the physical therapist assistant in the clinical education of physical therapist assistant students.
  6. Under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist, the student upon completion of the instruction presented within this course will be able to apply (implement) selected components of the interventions identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
  7. Under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist, the student upon completion of the instruction presented within this course will be able to describe (communicate) an understanding of the plan of care developed by the physical therapist to achieve short and long term goals and intended outcomes.
Listed Topics
  1. Electronic Media/Website
  2. Exploratory Project
  3. In-Service
  4. Presentation
  5. PTA Certification Examination Target Date
  6. PTA Registration Examination Application
  7. PTA Study Timeline
  8. Written Report
Reference Materials
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT CLINICAL EDUCATION MANUAL
Textbooks and resources are evaluated each year by program faculty and the Physical Therapy Advisory Committee. All textbooks for the PTA Program courses and reference materials will be utilized.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 04/27/2009


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