Physical Therapy
Pre internship preparation
Physical Therapy
Daily
Plan your day with the student
Discuss treatment options
As the student gets to know the patients
1. Ask them how they would progress the
treatment plan
2. What are some concerns they might have
about this patient since their last visit?
Physical Therapy
Daily
Try to avoid “clone” treatments
As long as patient is safe AND the student can give
rationale then….
–
Try ideas that are different from yours
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If the treatment is not effective, provide suggestions
– Review your schedule for opportunities to progress
student
– Allow extra time for learning opportunities
Physical Therapy
Multidisciplinary Care
– Provide Opportunities for student to spend time with
other disciplines
– Have the student participate in team meetingspresent cases
– Discuss possible in-service opportunities
Physical Therapy
Encourage Student Self Assessment
– What went well and areas do you need to improve
– This should be done after visits, end of the day and
each week.
– Give clear feedback on goals
Physical Therapy
Student Concerns
1- Talk it over with the student
2- Get help from other CIs or CCCE
3- Call DCE
Paul Shew
503-554-2453
pshew@georgefox.edu
ACT EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER
Physical Therapy
Odds and Ends
Utilize down time for education
Driving time, breaks, “no-shows”
Do not get bogged down with the un-necessaries
(signing consent form, etc.)
Physical Therapy
Odds and Ends
– Keep a notebook handy for items that you want to
discuss with the student but were not essential
during the treatment
– Progress the student toward point of service
documentation
– Set time oriented goals for treatment and
documentation- be reasonable
Physical Therapy
Odds and Ends
– Consider having the student document point of
service while you treat ( you can learn from what
they did or did not observe)
And
– You document point of service while they treat.
Physical Therapy
Have fun
– This is an important experience that you are
providing for this student.
– They really want to know what you know- your
clinical reasoning your methods
– They want to treat patients and to be effective
Physical Therapy
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
TO QUALITY CLINICAL
EDUCATION