Selective Topics in Pediatric Physical Therapy

Catalog description

This course will be appropriate for those students interested in working with pediatric clients. The class is designed to improve your ability to perform clinical and standardized evaluations; interpret and organize the data based on the ICF model and to develop evidence-based treatment plans and intervention strategies to address the impairments interfering with function and participation. The goal of this course is to expand and refine the clinical decision-making, observation, analysis and handling skills developed in previous courses. This will be accomplished through a variety of strategies including group discussion and problem solving, video analysis, task and movement analysis, and client practicum.