DPT 990: Clinical Education II

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DPT
Credits 8

This course is the second of three full-time clinical education experiences (CEE) under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist Clinical Instructor. All students will have participated in >120-hours of part-time integrated clinical education experiences and 240 hours of full-time clinical experience prior to this course. This is a structured, twelve-week, mentored clinical education experience that allows students to increase their experience working with patients in the clinical setting. This experience could occur in any practice setting. During this experience students should progress in confidence and independence while completing comprehensive individualized screening, examination, evaluation, plan of care development, intervention, and re-assessment for individuals with a variety of movement related conditions representative of those conditions commonly seen in practice, while abiding by physical therapy practice standards. This experience emphasizes progression of clinical reasoning skills and evidence-informed practice while performing fundamental person-centered care using the patient management model.