Essential Competencies in Entry-Level Pediatric Physical Therapy Education

Abstract

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Experiential Learning With Children

“…These competencies intentionally address patients and populations across the lifespan, but incorporate specific knowledge and skills that are essential for providing PT for children. 6 As noted in the initial publication of these competencies by Rapport et al, 6 the core competencies are not meant to be prescriptive, but instead afford individual faculty and PT programs some level of independence and creativity within the unique supports and barriers of each program.…”

Genetic Counseling Milestones: A Framework for Student Competency Evaluation

“…Competency-based education (CBE) has also been applied in allied health professional education, including nursing (Fan et al 2014;Pijl-Zieber et al 2014), pediatric physical therapy (Rapport et al 2014), and even across professions in disciplinary specialties such as pain management (Fishman et al 2013) and disaster medicine and public health preparedness (Subbarao et al 2008;Walsh et al 2012). In the allied health specialty of Pediatric Physical Therapy, five core competencies were developed through a structured consensus process (Rapport et al 2014). This included the development of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) (described in subsequent sections) as the outcome measure of reaching the competency (Rapport et al 2014).…”

“…In the allied health specialty of Pediatric Physical Therapy, five core competencies were developed through a structured consensus process (Rapport et al 2014). This included the development of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) (described in subsequent sections) as the outcome measure of reaching the competency (Rapport et al 2014). Outcome data on the implementation of CBE in allied health professions is extremely limited due to its recent implementation.…”

The Role of Physical Therapists in Advancing Special Education

“…Physical therapy services in schools can benefit students with and without disabilities by supporting access to, participation in, and progress in their education (Section on Pediatrics, American Physical Therapy Association [APTA], 2012). Knowledge of all domains of child development, age-appropriate evaluations and plans of care, health promotion and safety, and a variety of service provision models allows pediatric physical therapists to support the education of students (Rapport et al, 2014). The following sections describe practice of physical therapy in the public school setting.…”

“…In order to work with children, physical therapists need knowledge of the issues related to this population that spans from birth through adolescence. In 2014, the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association recommended five core competencies that should be attained by all physical therapy graduates (Rapport et al, 2014). The attainment of these core competencies ensures that practitioners possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to work effectively with children of differing ages and developmental stages.…”