Clinical Experience III

Catalog description

Instructional Method: Internship. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all prior coursework or with permission from the department. Clinical Experience III is the finale of clinical education coursework. It requires full time attendance over the course of the clinical experience. It includes potential placement in the following settings: outpatient; inpatient rehabilitation; skilled nursing facilities; home health; acute; or any not previously experienced. The focus of this experience is to assimilate didactic knowledge of professional behaviors and decision-making. At the conclusion of this course, students will be expected to demonstrate entry-level skills as practitioners of physical therapy based on the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI). This course emphasizes all aspects of care as indicated by the CPI. Students are to focus on personally identified areas in need of improvement based on the CPI as reflected in the course objectives.