PTs as Coach and Collaborator

Catalog description

This course prepares DPT students for effective interprofessional collaboration and evidence-based decision-making in patient care. Learners analyze roles and responsibilities of all members of healthcare environments, apply relational coordination principles, and navigate facilitators and barriers to collaborative practice. Emphasis is on person-centered care, delegation, and instructional strategies for peer and support personnel. Additionally, learners will apply motivational interviewing and health coaching principles to facilitate behavior change. Through critical appraisal of various research designs and literature, students will develop skills in reviewing and assessing evidence that guides diagnosis and prognosis, interventions, and outcomes in clinical practice.