PT 961 Pediatrics for Physical Therapy

This course presents instruction in the foundational knowledge of typical stages of motor development and variations in development. Each student will learn the physical therapist's role in the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention of a pediatric patient/client with disabilities and special health care needs in a variety of settings.

Credits

4

Offered

Fall

Outcomes

1. Understand typical and atypical motor development.
2. Apply knowledge of typical and atypical motor development to effectively interact with pediatric patients/clients.
3. Demonstrate age-appropriate pediatric patient/client history-taking, including interviewing caregiver(s) and gathering information on activity/participation.
4. Select and conduct tests and measures and specific standardized tests used in pediatrics within multiple settings, including developmental screening.
5. Determine impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions by applying the ICF-CY model to pediatric patients/clients and their caregiver(s).
6. Develop an age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate plan of care including goals and interventions for an atypically developing pediatric patient/client.
7. Integrate the key characteristics (positivity, responsive, collaborative, and sensitive) of family-centered care throughout the patient/client management process in all settings.
8. Discuss age-appropriate health and wellness concepts, referrals to other health care professionals, importance of interprofessional team members, and education to caregiver(s) about developmentally appropriate environments.
9. Describe the major tenants of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the elements of an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and Individualized Education Plan (IEP), and requirements related to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect.