Advanced Pediatric Therapeutics I

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (1 hour lunch break) = 6 hours

This course is the first in a two part course series. The purpose of this course is to enhance the physical therapist’s knowledge of administration and interpretation of outcome measures utilized with the pediatric population, as well as advanced handling skills utilized in pediatric physical therapy practice. Residents will develop the reasoning skills needed to select and administer outcome measures to interpret and apply during the clinical decision-making process as part of pediatric physical therapy. Didactic and laboratory instruction will include some review of professional DPT pediatric therapeutics material, with emphasis placed on enhancing skills, particularly clinical reasoning skills, from that level. The resident will be expected to prepare and present current patient cases. Lab sessions will involve specific hands-on techniques related to the outcome measures currently being covered.