DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY & HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCES
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
645 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60611
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IV
REFLECTION
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Complete the information below.
2.
Use this form to describe your performance throughout Clinical Experience III.
Complete the written reflection before your final evaluation.
a. Specifically describe how you have achieved each of the listed criteria.
b. Provide depth of reflection, analysis, and specificity in all sections.
3.
Submit your completed Reflection along with your Evaluation of the Experience and
Clinical Instruction form, including the completed signature page, as Assignments on
the Clinical Education Course site on Blackboard or as hard/paper copy via a method
that will guarantee delivery by the due date (hand delivery, FedEx). You are
responsible for submitting all documents pertaining to your Clinical Experience to the
Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences by the stated due
date.
Student:
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Clinical Facility:
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1.
Provide two examples that illustrate your ability to perform competent physical
therapy examinations, evaluations, and/or interventions for patients with complex
or unfamiliar conditions. Explain how you:
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Demonstrated effective clinical decision-making
Applied knowledge and experience to difficult situations
Conducted all aspects of the physical therapy process safely, effectively, and efficiently.
Requested assistance appropriately
Please avoid use of abbreviations in your reflections. If used, make sure to write out
in full the first time and abbreviate thereafter.
Comments:
2.
Provide an example of a time when you demonstrated one of the following roles of a
physical therapist.
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Clinician, focusing on prevention or promotion of health, wellness, and fitness rather than on provision of
interventions.
Clinician, focusing on identifying and dealing with risk factors and behaviors that may impede optimal
functioning.
Consultant, rendering professional or expert opinion or advice to patients or clients (such as referring
practitioners, other health care practitioners, employers, businesses, schools, environmental assessments,
safety and risk reduction programs).
Educator, imparting knowledge and skills for individuals other than patients; education in addition to an
inservice presented to therapy staff.
Administrator, effectively managing resources for patient/client management or for organizational
operations.
Comments:
3.
Provide two examples of making effective, patient-centered clinical decisions.
Describe how you integrated information from professional literature, experience of
clinicians, and patient values to make effective decisions. Responses must include
references from professional literature. When referencing the literature, include the
entire literature citation, and explain how the reference applies to a specific patient.
Explain how you:
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Actively used evidence (professional literature, experience of clinicians, and patient values; i.e., all
three pillars of evidence-based practice) to make clinical decisions.
Evaluated current physical therapy research and applied to clinical practice.
Incorporated information from multiple sources to make clinical decisions.
Comments:
4.
Describe the project that you completed to contribute to the operations of the
facility. Explain how you met the following expectations in your responses:
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Identified feasible projects to further enhance physical therapy department operations
 Selected manageable project(s)
Developed a plan for department or patient care improvement project
 Identified realistic resources/personnel necessary to complete project
 Developed realistic time frame for project
Effectively implemented plan for project
 Managed patient caseload & patient responsibilities concurrent with project
 Modified project as needed to achieve outcome goal
Completed project with applicable information
 Provided written product (e.g. statistical report, patient education material, etc.)
 If project not completed secondary to time constraints, provided project portfolio to allow for
effortless transition to another physical therapist to continue project
Comments:
5.
Describe how you have grown professionally since your enrollment in the
Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences. Include a
description of how your view of the PT profession and your role as a physical
therapist has changed.
s: clinical education: CE2-CE3-CE4. CE IV Reflection 2013