PHTH 7111 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY I

[3 Credits]

This course introuduces the student to concepts of professionalism within the realm of healthcare and, specifically, the practice of physical therapy. Methods of documentation and the principles of patient/client teaching are introduced and practiced. Ethical, legal and professional policy issues are introduced. Clinical labs and case-based problems will be used in developing specific skills of legal documentation, patient teach solving of legal and ethical conundrums, and to evaluate students’ behavioral outcomes.