Physical Therapy Interventions I: Foundational Skills

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Physical Therapy Interventions I is a clinical course designed to introduce the physical therapy student to common physical therapy interventions. The student will participate in interactive learning activities that will guide the development of proficiency in basic physical therapy interventions including transfer training and gait training. Through lecture, laboratory, role playing, and group problem solving the student will learn to use critical thinking to analyze the problem presented, synthesize the solution, and communicate this sequence with other health professionals and patients or clients including use of proper documentation. Problems introduced are representative of those that first-year students will encounter in clinic. Interventions learned in Interventions I will be useful for situations both simple and complex.