Entry Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students (Core Texts for PTA Education) - Hardcover

Larson, Terry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 103296006X ISBN 13: 9781032960067

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

A new resource to support and track student development across PTA programs, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Studentsis a visually appealing lab manual that includes entry-level PTA skills in a user-friendly, step-by-step checklist format.

Written by seasoned PT and PTA instructor Dr. Terry Larson, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Studentscombines skill and evaluation measures into checklists so instructors may track their students’ progress with ease. The book is meant to follow students throughout their programs of study―from their first lab course to submission at the end of their program. Created to reflect the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education guidelines, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Studentsis the latest entry into SLACK Books’ Core Texts for PTA Education series.

What’s included in Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students:

• Sections on data collection and intervention
• Checklists following each skill stage to record and evaluate progress
• Checkboxes for peer evaluation and instructor assessment
• Comment areas for instructors to provide feedback on development of student abilities

Across courses and programs, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students will help students facilitate self-evaluation and professors gauge and document student progress in any PTA program.

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About the Author

About the Author

Terry Larson, PT, DPT, completed a Bachelor of Arts in Dance (2000), a Master of Science in Physical Therapy (2004), and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine (2008). She owns a private in-home pelvic health practice in Florida, treating men and women with pelvic floor dysfunction and associated orthopedic conditions. She is the Program Director for the Hybrid Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Community Based Education & Development (CBD College) in Los Angeles, California. In addition, she is a Senior Teaching Assistant for Herman and Wallace Pelvic Health Institute and Associated Faculty for Hanover College, Bowling Green State University, South College, and Augustana College Hybrid DPT programs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103296006X
• ISBN 13: 9781032960067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192