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Apr 19, 2024
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2020-21 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PT 607 Intro to PT Theory & Practice
2 credits
This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and a basic understanding of physical therapy practice. Students will have opportunity to interact with peers, faculty and clinicians to begin to build professional relationships and collaboration skills. Students will be introduced to guiding frameworks including the WHO’s International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF), the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice published by the American Physical Therapy Association, and the vision identifying physical therapists as the movement system experts. A basic patient management model is presented and beginning requisite skills explored. Students are introduced to academic areas that inform physical therapy practice in order to begin the life-long learning necessary for safe and effective practice.
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