PTA225 — Clinical IV
PTA 225 - Clinical IV PTA 225 - Clinical IV This is the capstone clinical course for PTA students. Students are assigned a physical therapy clinical site full time (37.5 hours per week) for 6 weeks. They will work under the direct supervision of a Licensed Physical Therapist or a Registered Physical Therapist Assistant. Students will integrate and apply concepts and skills that they have acquired in the classroom, lab and previous clinical experiences, at the Entry Level on the Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument. Students will be expected to demonstrate technical skills, clinical problem-solving skills, therapeutic communication and professional behavior at an entry level for a physical therapist assistant. Students will create a self-directed professional development plan in order to critically reflect on their personal and professional growth. The student will be expected to participate in weekly critical self-reflection activities throughout this clinical experience and must attend a student/chairperson conference prior to graduation for an exit graduate survey. Perform all interventions in a safe, ethical, efficient and technically competent manner that minimizes risk to the patient, self and other, at the Entry Level on the Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument. Communicate with patient, peers, family members, and other members of the medical team in ways congruent to situational needs and support delivery of patient servi