Clinical Educa. Experience I

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This course is the first full-time clinical education experience occurring under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The purpose of this experience is to practice technical and professional behavior skills, and develop efficiency in the areas of patient examination, evaluation, clinical reasoning, goal setting, program planning, and intervention implementation. Through interactions with patients and other healthcare disciplines, students will have the opportunity to integrate academic coursework into this patient setting. This rotation may be completed in an acute care hospital, post-acute rehabilitation unit, outpatient center, early intervention/school setting, home care, specialty care, or combination of above.