PTA 235 Topics in Physical Therapy III

• Identify resources both within and outside the clinic that help to increase one’s knowledge and skills as a physical therapist assistant
• Identify opportunities for lifelong learning as a PTA
• Assess the relevance and value of opportunities for lifelong learning as a PTA
• Design a self-directed plan for career development and lifelong learning
• Identify available resources for PTA board examination preparation
• Design a self-directed plan for board examination preparation
• Identify performance improvement and quality assurance activities in the workplace
• Contribute to a physical therapy workplace team through participation in performance improvement and/or quality assurance activities
• Analyze and discuss ethical situations encountered in physical therapy
• Apply an ethical decision-making framework to different types of ethical scenarios in the physical therapy workplace
• Utilize the APTA Standards of Ethical Conduct for the PTA and the Guide for Conduct of the PTA in analysis and discussion of ethical situations in physical therapy

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position as a physical therapist assistant