Physical Therapy Professional Exploration

Catalog description

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore a physical therapy specialty areas of professional interest such as clinical practice, education and research. Topics presented in lecture and laboratory that meet the requirements of the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) include ethics, values, and responsibilities and practice management. The student develops, creates and shares an exploratory project with their peers. Students develop a comprehensive and reflective study plan for the National Physical Therapy Examination for the Physical Therapist Assistant (NPTE-PTA) after graduation. Students participate in a NPTE-PTA examination study review course offered through TherapyEd®. Upon successful completion of this course the student will demonstrate synthesis of skills developed in the classroom and clinic through artifact creation and presentation and will be eligible to progress in the Physical Therapist Assistant program. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.