SCANS Matrix
2011-2012
Program: Physical Therapist Assistant
CIP: 51.0806
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PTHA 1321
Pathophysiology
PTHA 1409
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PTHA 1413
Introduction to Physical
Therapy
Functional Anatomy
PTHA 1531
Physical Agents
PTHA 2201
Essentials of Data Collection
PTHA 2205
Neurology
PTHA 2339
Professional Issues
PTHA2409
Therapeutic Exercise
PTHA2431
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PTHA 2435
Management of Neurological
Disorders
Rehabilitation Techniques
X
X
X
X
X
X
PTHA 2360
X
X
X
X
PTHA 1360
PTHA 2460
Clinical-Physical Therapist
Assistant-1
Clinical-Physical Therapist
Assistant-2
Clinical-Physical Therapist
Assistant-3
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason
effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised March 2010
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
1 READING: Locate, understand, PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
and interpret written information PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
in prose and in documents such PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
as manuals, graphs, and
PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
schedules.
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
2 WRITING: Communicate
PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
thoughts, ideas, information, and PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
messages in writing, and create PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
documents such as letters,
PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
directions, manuals, reports,
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
graphs, and flow charts.
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
3 ARITHMETIC OR
PTHA1409, PTHA 1531,
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic PTHA2201, PTHA 2409,
computations and approach
PTHA 2435, PTHA1360,
practical problems by choosing PTHA 2360, PTHA 2460
appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
Organize ideas and communicate PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
orally; receive, attend to,
PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
interpret, and respond to verbal PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
messages and other cues.
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
must think creatively, make
PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
decisions, solve problems,
PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
visualize, know how to learn, and PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
reason effectively.
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
worker must display
PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
responsibility, self-esteem,
PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
sociability, self-management,
PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
integrity, and honesty.
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
7 WORKPLACE
PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
COMPETENCIES:
PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
resources;interpersonal skills;
PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
information; systems; and
PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
technology
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised March 2010
Method of Assessment
Findings and Plans for
Improvements
Course syllabus & schedule, Within Normal Limits
Unit Exams, Lab Practical
Exams, Skills Check-offs,
Increase weight on final
PTA MACS, Projects
exams.
Increase weight on labs and
clinic assessment.
Unit Exams and Lab Practical Within Normal Limits
Documentation Workbook,
Note Writing
Increase weight on final
Projects
exams.
Increase weight on unit
exams and note writing
project.
Unit Exams and Lab
Within Normal Limits
Practical Exam, PTA MACS
Increase weight on final
exams.
Increase weight on unit
exams, practicals & clinic
assessment.
Unit Exams and Lab Practical Within Normal Limits
Exam, Projects with Oral
Presentations
Increase weight on final
exams.
Increase grading weight on
oral presentations
Unit Exams and Lab Practical Within Normal Limits
Exam, PTA MACS utilized in
clinic
Increase number of critical
thinking questions on exams.
Unit Exams, Lab Practical
and Class Participation
Professionalism Grade
PTA MACS
Within Normal Limits
Skills Check-offs and Lab
Practical, PTA MACS
Within Normal Limits
Increase group activities and
group discussion
Increase grading criteria in
clinical setting
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS PTHA 1321, PTHA1409,
PTHA1413, PTHA 1531,
PTHA2201, PTHA 2205,
PTHA 2339, PTHA 2409,
PTHA 2431, PTHA 2435,
PTHA1360, PTHA 2360,
PTHA 2460
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised March 2010
Medical Terminology on CD’s Within Normal Limits
On-line Research for
Projects, Emailing instructor Increase number of projects
while in clinical setting
requiring use of computer
skills