Advanced First Aid Procedures Rehabilitation Additional general education courses are also required for a total of 68 credits. The students are expected to learn and perform physical activities utilizing proper body mechanics and techniques, to prepare them for the rigors of physical therapy treatment. Such activities include but are not limited to, patient lifting, transfers, ambulation training and guarding, manual exercises, sterile techniques for wound treatment, and training in mat and floor mobility skills. Training includes the safe and appropriate use of electromedical equipment and physical agents for the treatment of multiple ailments. The students will be expected to communicate effectively utilizing professional terminology in verbal and written forms.
Practical experiences are part of the program.
Three full time off campus experiences are scheduled during the last semester. Students will practice under the supervision of a Physical Therapist and the coordination of the program's Academic Clinical Education Coordinator. The program has affiliation agreements with a variety of clinical sites throughout the Commonwealth and various states. These affiliations will be scheduled in coordination with the students. Transportation, housing, meals, medical examinations, immunizations and liability insurance are the responsibility of the student.