PTA211 Clinical Education Experience 2
Under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist and/or physical therapist assistant, students complete 350-400 hours of clinical experience applying clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills obtained in lecture and lab courses while working with patients/clients in a clinical setting. Students will enter this clinical experience having completed all didactic and lab courses. Students will continue to develop patient care skills such as positioning, transfers, use of various assistive devices, gait training, therapeutic exercises and application of therapeutic modalities to achieve entry-level performance. In addition, students will continue to learn to work effectively as part of a PT/PTA team as well as enhancing documentation, communication and patient/client caregiver education skills
Prerequisite
BIO211,
BIO212,
CMP101, PTA101,
PTA103,
PTA104,
PTA105,
PTA108,
PTA109, PTA112,
PTA113,
PTA114,
PTA117,
PTA118,
PTA201,
PTA202,
PTA203,
PTA204,
PTA205,
PTA210,
PTA212,
PTA213,
PTA214,
PTA215,
PTA217,
PTA220, CMP102-150, HUM-Elective, and
PSY102