Description
In this 4-week course, the physical therapist assistant (PTA) student integrates the didactic knowledge of all prerequisite courses into a full-time clinical experience. The purpose of the initial experience is to apply, integrate, and perform learned clinical skills on patients under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist (PT) and/or physical therapist assistant (PTA). Basic patient care skills, anatomy/biomechanics, therapeutic exercise, and selected assessment techniques are included. Selected pathological and disease conditions will be emphasized depending on the setting. Practice settings may include acute care hospitals, private practice, skilled nursing centers, and outpatient rehabilitation centers. Knowledge, skills and attitudes learned during the didactic courses will be applied to direct patient/client care for uncomplicated patients with a high degree of supervision and guidance. The student will spend a minimum of 160 hours in the clinical setting. (Pass/Fail)
Credits
4
Lab Fee
Lab Fee 07 ($120)
Terms Offered
WINTER
Prerequisites
Corequisites
- Concurrently enrolled in: