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List traits that are currently used to exemplify leadership.

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Being able to recognize changes in the Patient's status. Appearing confident in one;s own abilities. Being able ti manage time independently during patient interventions. Being able to independently decide how to progress or modify delivery of a patient's intervention WITHIN the plan of care. Being able to respond to variations in the daily schedule without demonstrating stress.

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List traits that are currently used to exemplify leadership.

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Modeling desired behaviors with words and actions Encouraging others Being comfortable in challenging exciting processes Empowering others to take action

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Most Important Behavioral Traits

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Having strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrating a strong interest in learning and and ability to teach others. Having a positive personality Being competent and Knowledgeable Demonstrating high levels of responsibility

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Nontraditional Leadership

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shares responsibility among multiple people within an organization.

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why do physical therapist assistants need to develop or enhance their leadership skills?

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Leadership plays an important part in the role of the PTA. PTA need to proficient at communication, demonstrating confidence and needing minimal direction while working with patients. PTA's also need to be efficient at balling challenges within the department. They need to make sure patients are satisfied, be fiscally responsibly and operate ethically and legally appropriate.

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Functional Leadership

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rotating people in & out of leadership roles as needed for different task and projects based on their interest unique skill sets, and knowledge bases,

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Identify ways in which leadership skills can be developed.

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Leadership Skills can be developed by participating in activities. Leadership Skills can be developed by participating in challenging activities. Leadership can be developed by participating in community enrichment.

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Explain the advantages of continuing education and career development.

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Further education can open up more career doors Many states regulate that PTA have some type of continuing education Keeping up with current evidence and research in physical therapy is critical to the provision of quality care.

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Jurisprudence Examination

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Some states may require initial testing or periodic retesting of the laws specific to that state.

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Inservice

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A brief (usually shorter than an hour) presentation to members of the physical therapy or rehabilitation department in which a clinical experience is being performed.

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Case Study

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a report of ones particular patients's "story: in which the reviewer presents the patient's history, describes the interventions the patient received, and then discusses the outcomes related to those interventions.

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Methods of presenting results of research

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Written Report Poster Report Platform Report

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Platform Report

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researchers review findings of an original study in a short time frame (often fewer than 20 minutes). Visual aides are often used. Allows for oral commentary that might be challenging to summarize in paper format.

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What areas can Achievement Of Advance Proveniency be recognized?

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Aquatic Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Geriatrics Integumentary Musculoskelatal Neuromuscular Pediatrics

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How long must a PTA be working before they can achieve Achievement Of Advance Proveniency recognition?

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5 years

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Why is goal setting important?

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Goals provide direction in your life and a way to measure your successes. They can be short-term or long range.

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What are the three kinds of goals?

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Educational. These goals relate to your current training program or future education. Personal. Appearance, personality, friends and family are examples. Career. Goals such as obtaining employment in your chosen field, reading to keep current in your field.

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Criteria For Goal Setting

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Goals must be written. Goals must be your own. Goals must be positive. Goals must be measurable and specific. Goals are best stated in inflation-proof terms. Goals must be stated in the most visible terms available. Goals must contain a deadline. Goals must allow for personality changes. Goals must contain an interrelated statement of benefits. Goals must be realistic and obtainable.

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Cooper's Three Strategies for Goal setting

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Success in support. Keep It Positive Make it rewarding.

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key events in the early development of the physical therapy profession

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The polio epidemic World War 1 World War 2

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rehabilitation

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the process of treatment and education to improve functional skills and maximize level of independence.

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Who is widely considered the first PT?

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Mary Mcillian 1918- she was appointed to lead a group of women being trained as reconstruction aides.

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1965

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Catherine Worthington states that the raining of assistants needed to be faced quickly and in a manner that is in the best interests of the patients and our developing proffesssion

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Training and Utilization of the Physical Therapist Policy

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adopted in 1967 outlined the the anticipated roles, function and educational expeditions.

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Why was Physical Therapist Assistant chosen over Physical Therapy Assistant?

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to reflect that the role was to directly assist the Pt in delivery of service

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What schools & when first admitted & began training students for the role of PTA?

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1967 Miami Dade Community College St. Mary Junior college The first class graduated in 1969

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1997 Balanced Budget Act

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reimbursement changes lead to nationwide staffing changes Many PT & PTAS lost their job due to decreased facility revenue May programs closed due to low enrollment rates

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According to the APTA the term professional should be used to refer to?

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The PT

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What are the core values

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Accountability Altruism Compassion/Caring Excellence Integrity Professional Duty Social Responsibility

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Accountability

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active acceptance of the responsibility for the diverse roles, obligations and actions of the physical therapist including self regulation and other behaviors that positively influence patient/client outcomes, the profession and the health needs of society.

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Altruism

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primary regard for or devotion to the interest of patients/clients, thus assuming the fiduciary responsibility of placing the needs of the patient/client ahead of the physical therapist's self intrest

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Compassion/Caring

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the desire to identify with or sense something of another's experience; a precursor of caring. Caring is the concern, empathy, and consideration for the needs and values of others.

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Excellence

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Physical Therapy practice the consistently uses current knowledge and theory while understanding the personal limits, integrates judgement and the patient/client perspective, embraces advancements, challenges mediocricty, and works towards development of new knowledge.

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Integrity

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steadfast adherence to high ethical principals or professional standards, truthfulness,fairness, doing what you say you will do, and speaking forth about why you do what you do.

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Professional Duty

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the commitment to meeting ones obligations to provide effective physical therapy services to patients/clients, to serve the profession, and to positively influence the health of society.

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Social Responsibility

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the promotion of a mutual trust between the profession and the larger public that necessitates responding to societal needs for health and wellness.

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The APTA Vision Statement For Physical Therapy 2020

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in 2000 describes how the house hopes to see physical therapy practiced by the year 2020 describes services that go beyond the traditional treatment of injury and illness to include preventive services that promote health & wellness. states PTs will hold all privileges of autonomous practice

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autonomous practice

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includes excersising independant, self determine judgement and having the ability to refer patients/clients to other health care professionals. Having unrestricted direct access

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Direct Access

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patient/clients are able to receive any type of physical therapy service without having to obtain a referral from another provider to do so.

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enabling someone to achieve maximum level functional ability is label by:

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reducing pain, inflammation, and/or muscle tightness improving strength, joint mobility, coordination and flexibility increasing cardiopulmonary function and endurance promoting intact integuentary care educating the patient on safety, prevention of injury & illness, & health/wellness strategy teaching the patient new movement techniques to avoid repetitive type injuries or to compensate for movement capability lost due to injury or illness.

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World Health Organization's International Classification of functioning, disability and health model (ICF MODEL)

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APTA accepted in 2008 focuses less on the medical condition that is the cause but more so on the fuctional loss of one's activities encourages health care providers to consider environmental and personal factors that can cause one persons response to disease or injury to be different than another.

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Guide To Physical Therapist Practice

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orginally published in 1997 and revised in 2001 designed to be used as the framework for describing and implementing practice often used by PTs to educate non Pt providers in the services PT can provide differences between patients and clients

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four preferred practice patterns describe by the guide

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musculoskeletal neuromuscular cardiovasular/pulmonary integumentary

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common settings for PTAs

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Acute Care Outpatient Skilled Nursing Facilities, extended care facilities & transitional care units Home care/hospice pediatric specialty units agencies providing floating/traveling PTA services Academia

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The mission of the APTA

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the principal membership organization representing and promoting the profession of the physical therapy is to further the professions role in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of movement dysfunctions and the enhancement of the physical health and functional abilities of members of the public.

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what is a chapter

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state level; 51 chapters; all APTA members are automatically a member

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what is a section

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National level; comprised of members with similar practice areas of interest,optional to join

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what is an assembly

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members of the same class (category); common issues or interests

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what is the house of delegates (HOD)

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creates policy for the entire association; comprised of delegates from each state

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what is the PTA caucus

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provides a voice for PTAs in the APTA

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how many PTAs serve as Delegates to the APTA house of delegates

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five

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what is meant by a "specialty area" in physical therapy

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advanced clinical knowledge, experience, skills in an area of practice

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what are the advanced proficiency areas for PTAs

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Musculoskeletal PT; Neuromuscular PT; Cardiopulmonary PT; Integumentary PT.

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what is CAPTE

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commission on the accreditation of physical therapy education; accredits PT&PTA education programs

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what is the function of the federation of state boards of physical therapy

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writes and oversees the administration of the national physical therapy exam

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recognition of advance proficiency for the physical therapist assistant

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a mechanism for acknowledging those PTAs who have developed expertise in a specific practice area

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Minimum Skills Set for the Physical Therapist Assistant

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identify the skills expected of any PTA graduate from any educational program.

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components of preferred PT/PTA team

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Familiarity with each others educational background understanding of the differences and similarities of each others role awareness of and trust in each others skills and knowledge base strategies for effective communication with each other and with others on the health care team

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five element PT is responsible for in the patient/client managemnet

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examination evaluation diagnosis prognoisis (all irresponsibility of the PT) Intervention

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difference between PTs and PTA education

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PT- extensive training in scientific theory and in application of specific test and measures PTA has less emphasis on theoretical and evaluative components. Education is highly geared to application of skills realted to the fifth componet - intervention.

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Intervention

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the delivery of various physical therapy procedures and techniques to produce changes in the condition that are consistent with the diagnosis and prognosis.. contingent on the timely monitoring and of the patient/client response and the progress of achieving anticipated goals

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legal statues - State's Physical Therapy Act

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state determined. delineate the parameters under which physical therapy services can be delivered

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Supervision

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Direct oversight by ther PT of the actions of the PTA and or aid direct oversight by the PT A of the action of the aide

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on-site supervision

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an indiviual who is directing or supervising another individual is physically present on facility premises and immedialtely available to the individual being directed/supervised

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In-site supervision

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an individual who is directing or supervising another individual is within visual sight of the individual being directed/supervised

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General supervision

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the PT is not required to be on site for direction and supervision, but must be available at least by telecommunications

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Direct Supervision

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The physical therrapist is physically present and immediately available for direction and supervision. The PT will have direct contanct with the pt during each visit that is defined in the guide to PTpractice as all encounters with a pt/client in a 24 hour period. Telephones does not meet the requirment of direct supervision

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Direct personal supervision

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the PT or where alloable by law, the PTA is physically present and immediately available to direct and supervise task that are related to pt/client management. The direction and supervision is continuous throughout the time these tasks are performed. Teephones does not meet the requiredment for direct personal supervision

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APTA Viewpoints

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Policies by the house of delegates are classified into three categories guidelines, positions, standards

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Licensure

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refers to this state provided regulation, but there are three different levels of regulation Registration, certification, licensure

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Registration

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no requirement fro specific traning or education, providing the state with one's name and address

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Certification

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requires some types of specfic education and passing an examination as a way of demonstrating a minimum lefel of competence

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Licensure

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highest level of oversight, capte school, licensed by the state, and subject to discipline by a state board if they fail to meet regulatory standards

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Supervisory visit

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peroid of face to face interaction of the PT and PTA

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Responsibilites of the PT

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Interpretation of referrals when available Initial examination, evaluation, diagnosis and prognosis Development or modification of a plan of car that is based on the initial examination or reexamination and that includes the physical therapy goals and outcomes Determination of when the expertised and decision-making capability of the PT requires the PT to personally render PT intervention and when it may be appropriate for the PTA to provde services that are safe and effedctive RRevison of the POC Dicharge Pland Oversight of all documentation for services rendered to pt/client

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Medicare requirements

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requires PTA must have graduated from an accredited program and past licensure examination requires direct supervision in private practice settings

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4 ways to deal with inappropriate action

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in a criminal court - if a crime hass occured In a civil court - if health-car malpractice is involved by a licensing board - if a practice act has been violated by the APTA - violation ethical guideline

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Criminal Law

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is that brance of the law that deals with offenses against society

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