Curriculum Integration Seminar

Catalog description

This capstone course synthesizes the entire curriculum and serves to refine the student¿s final preparation to become an autonomous practitioner, accepting full ownership of his or her practice. The course will focus on curriculum integration, professional development, licensure, career preparation and first employment, ethical/legal issues governing practice, leadership, social responsibility and advocacy. Emphasis is on the role of the Physical Therapist as contributor to society and the profession through practice, lifelong learning, teaching, leadership and scholarly endeavors. In a comprehensive framework, case studies will be utilized incorporating a systems review approach for cardiovascular/pulmonary, integumentary, musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular systems. Topics such as licensure exam preparation, test taking strategies, mock test taking, professional development, fiscal management, program analysis, contemporary autonomous practice, interview skill development, and legal/ethical issues governing practice will be addressed.