PTAE 240 Clinical Experience 1*
An eight-week, full- time clinical experience in a physical therapy clinical environment. Students use the competencies learned in their PTA technical courses to assist with treatment of patients/clients. Patient treatment, progression, rationale, and critical thinking are practiced in a supervised setting.
PTAE 240Clinical Experience 1*
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
7 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
0
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
7 Clinical Credits
Prerequisite Narrative
PTAE 113, PTAE 207, PTAE 208, and PTAE 217
Corequisite Narrative
PTAE 204 and PTAE 215
III. Catalog Course Description
An eight-week, full- time clinical experience in a physical therapy clinical environment. Students use the competencies learned in their PTA technical courses to assist with treatment of patients/clients. Patient treatment, progression, rationale, and critical thinking are practiced in a supervised setting.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate developing performance and behavioral expectations by earning at least a minimum Advanced Beginner Level – Intermediate Level toward the “Entry-Level Performance” in the clinical setting within the Student Clinical Performance Instrument. This includes: “red flag” performance criteria (#1, 2, 3, 5 & 7), behavioral expectations (#1 – 6), patient interventions (#7 – 13), and resource management (#14).
- Demonstrate ability to self-assess and report student progress in clinical education and competence through weekly journal entries.
- Demonstrate ability to present an in-service to professional colleagues relevant to clinical experience.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies