Physical Therapist as Educator and Communicator

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: TEFI 7015. This course provides an introduction to the education and communication processes in physical therapy. The student utilizes and applies basic concepts needed to plan and use the teaching situation as a tool in physical therapy practice. Basic concepts in c ommunication processes during face -to-face interaction, as well as written clinical documentation are included. The student is expected to develop basic skills in the analysis of communication processes as well as in the proposition of alternative strategi es. The topics are addressed through lectures, group discussion, group projects, and case studies, among others.