PT 734 Clinical Skills IV: Physical Therapy Evaluation I: Focused Guidance
The fourth course in the clinical skills series will cover the elements of patient/client management with a focus on components of an examination and the development of the evaluation-diagnosis-prognosis process. Laboratory sessions emphasize examination skills with refinement of psychomotor skills learned during the first year. The evaluative process will utilize the International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICF) as the primary process for making a diagnosis and developing the prognosis/ plan of care. The course also includes: introduction to documentation, history taking, examination tests and measures, outcome tools, outcome assessments, and inter-professional collaboration during evaluation/diagnosis/and prognosis.
Credits
3.0