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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Physical Therapy Education"”.
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The Utilization of the Movement System in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education
In 2013, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) named the movement system (MS) as the core of physical therapy (PT) practice, education, and research. The MS is a framework guiding how physical therapists approach patient/client care and is considered a paradigm shift within the …
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A Clinical Leader’s Influence in Physical Therapy Education: A Case Study
Physical therapist education is at a crossroads due to unconstrained academic growth, surmounting student debt, unbalanced supply and demand of the workforce, declining reimbursement, and health inequities. The profession has questioned whether PT education is developing practitioners ready to meet …
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Perceptions of Physical Therapy Faculty on the Inclusion of Spirituality in Physical Therapy Education
<p>Problem</p> <p>The physical therapy profession currently does not require the integration of spirituality in patient care in the physical therapy curriculum, and it is unclear how physical therapy faculty and practitioners view its inclusion. There is limited research literature on the …
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Physical Therapist Faculty Transition To Academic Leadership
<p>The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) has elevated the accreditation standards for physical therapy (PT) faculty and program directors. These increased standards along with the proliferation of new physical therapy education programs and retirements of current …
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Design and Development of a Mobile Motion Capture Suite for Advancing Technology Adoption
… a robust foundation for broader applications in physical therapy education, in-home remote sensing, and other use cases.
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Case-Based Learning (CBL) in Selected Physical Therapy Curricula and Its Perceived Effectiveness by Students, Faculty, and Administrators
Case-based learning (CBL) is commonly used in physical therapy curricula even though not much evidence exists as to the effectiveness of this instructional tool in physical therapy education. Through qualitative evaluation methodology, the researcher investigated the utilization and implementation …
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LIMITATIONS IN DIVERSIFYING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: SEEKING PREDICTORS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT SUCCESS
… describe the student composition of accredited physical therapist assistant (PTA) programs located in the United States to determine if there were any significant differences between racial and ethnic minority and non-minority groups. Additionally, this study attempted to address gaps in …
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Measuring Outcomes in Competence and Confidence in Clinical Skills Through the Use of Standardized Patients
… the use of standardized patients (SPs) in physical therapy education related to outcomes which are assessed. The purpose of our study was to investigate the effects SP implementation had on first year, doctor of physical therapy (DPT) student’s communication and patient interviewing skills …
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Predicting intentions of physical therapy students to practice primary prevention
<p>Physical therapy (PT) has traditionally been a hands-on, tertiary-care field. Although the American Physical Therapy Association has mandated a broader perspective, little primary prevention is yet being reported in the U. S. An attitude change toward prevention must occur if physical therapists …
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Patterns of Scholarly Productivity in Physical Therapy Faculty
… to the proliferation of entry-level doctorate physical therapy programs (DPT), there are two important qualifications for current physical therapy educators: 1) they should hold academic doctorate degrees and 2) they need to conduct scholarly activity, such as research, to increase the …
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Reliability and Validity of Assessing Student Performance of Psychomotor Skills in Entry Level Physical Therapy Curricula
<p>Physical therapists rely on a large repertoire of psychomotor skills for patient evaluation and treatment. Reliable and accurate assessments of student performance of psychomotor skills are required to provide feedback to students and faculty, to establish student competence, and to enable …
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Exploration of the impact of the Brightspace learning management system on physical therapy students’ perception and performance within clinical sciences coursework
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Self-regulated Learning in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students
There is a paucity of adult professional education literature, yet there are multiple theories and models from which to extrapolate information regarding learning in this population, including self-regulated learning theory and adult learning models. The first aim of this study was to explore these …