Professional Identity Formation

Catalog description

This seminar course is designed to provide students an opportunity to examine their roles as an educator, advocate, and consultant within the physical therapy profession. Students examine the impact of bias and identity differences (race, ethnicity, class, gender, disability, and other identity differences) on learning and healthcare. Students also study the educational principles, learning theories, and methodologies needed to educate various constituencies within healthcare. Students gain an understanding of population health principles and issues facing underrepresented minorities in healthcare. Students explore opportunities to advocate for patients, populations, and the profession along with healthcare humanities including the lived experiences of patients, confronting fear and anxiety in healthcare and the importance of the caregiver/client relationship. Prerequisite(s): PT 419 and PT 507 .