Clinical Education I

Catalog description

This course provides students with supervised instruction in PT/PTA clinical activities. Emphasis is placed on developing professional behaviors and interpersonal skills. Students practice data collection, therapeutic modalities, transfers, patient positioning, patient instruction and therapeutic exercise, as well as documentation of measurements and interventions. Students practice assessment techniques including goniometry, manual muscle testing and patient functional levels. Skills practiced are dependent on the clinical site and determinations of the supervising faculty. semester 3 PTA technical courses with at least a 2.0 GPA; Corequisites: PTA210, PTA240, PTA223, and PTA230