CLINICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THE FOREIGN TRAINED PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Catalog description

This is an elective PTST course specifically designed to meet the competency needs related to prescriptive content from the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy. The course utilizes varied instructional activities and outcomes assessments to meet specific student outcomes. Topics include, selected interventions & patient related data collection skills and the role and relationship of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) and the physical therapist (PT). The course uses varied instructional activities and outcomes assessments, as well as skill acquisition in a hands-on laboratory format in the provision of physical therapist services for the entry-level physical therapist assistant (PTA) and physical therapist competency content for the foreign trained PT. The course content and student outcomes are specifically designed to meet the credentialing standards of the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT).