PT 845 Professional Practice III
This course is a university-designated Service-Learning course. It is the culmination of the Professional Practice sequence in the curriculum. The focus of this course is the development of knowledge, attitudes, and skills utilized by physical therapists in the professional role of consultant. This semester content will expand the single-patient practice model to a practice model working with communities and groups of individuals. Content focuses on the therapist’s role in community education, health promotion / wellness, and consultation for selected segments of the population. This includes exploration of concepts in the assessment of population groups, assessment of their communities and available resources, health behavior analysis, health behavior theories and models, community engagement, program planning, program implementation, and program evaluation. Several assignments throughout the semester apply the above concepts and most specifically, a service-learning group project called the community-based Clinical Project. Content from PT 845 will often link with content from PT 825. Student learning experiences may take place in both the classroom and community-based venues. As students work within the community, they are expected to demonstrate sensitivity and consideration of population differences and their values toward health and wellness, including factors such as personal beliefs/attitudes toward health, socioeconomic issues, and cultural norms and trends.
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