Physical Therapy Evaluation and Clinical Reasoning

Catalog description

This course will cover the elements of patient/client management with a focus on components of an examination and the development of the evaluation-diagnosis-prognosis process. Classroom session with mock patient case scenarios will emphasize examination skills with refinement of psychomotor skills learned during the first year. The evaluative process will utilize the International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICF) as the primary process for making a diagnosis and developing the prognosis/plan of care. The course also includes: documentation, history taking, examination tests and measures, outcome tools, outcome assessments, and inter-professional collaboration during evaluation/diagnosis and prognosis.