STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Assimilate observations and objective data from patient care for documentation in physical therapy.

 II.     Write clear, concise, and accurate patient progress notes.

 III.    Write clear, concise, and accurate patient discharge summaries

 IV.     Create professional resume to prepare for successful transition into the physical therapy workforce.

 V.      Participate in interviews for several different local places of employment for PTA`s.

 VI.     Describe and document patient care using dictation skills

 VII.    Understand portfolio assembly for presentation of professional abilities.

 VIII.   Describe the requirements to apply for the national physical therapist assistant exam.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Documentation

         A.      Effective SOAP note documentation

         B.      Constructing an assessment from objective data

         C.      Discharge summaries

         D.      Dictating patient care

 II.     Resumes

         A.      Functional

         B.      Chronological

         C.      Combination

 III.    Interviewing for a job

         A.      Preparing for the interview

         B.      Interview protocol

         C.      Questions to ask in the interview

         D.      Acknowledging a job offer

         E.      Communicating in the interview

 IV.     Portfolio Development

         A.      Purpose of the portfolio

         B.      Portfolio contents

         C.      Value of the portfolio in physical therapy

 V.      National physical therapist assistant exam

         A.      Overview of exam

         B.      Administration of exam

         C.      Purpose of exam

         D.      Securing an application

         E.      Submitting an application for the exam