Assistive Technologies

Course Description

This course represents a transitional learning experience for the third year student by allowing for the synthesis of clinical knowledge learned during the first two years of the DPT curriculum with technology meeting the needs of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model. The student will be expected to demonstrate how patient care paradigms for the individual with a disability are not restricted to episodic care, but are tied into long term care and quality of life issues as well. The methods employed will explain to the student the concepts of AT within the traditional role of the physical therapist in assessing, prescribing, and adapting AT for mobility issues (prosthetics and orthotics). The course will also expand upon this foundation by explaining the concept of universal design and by expanding the discussion of AT to encompass such concepts as communication and cognitive aids, recreation, telerehabilitation and robotics, and most importantly, finding funding for AT. At the conclusion of the course, the student should be well prepared for the evolving role of the physical therapist to develop, maintain, and restore maximum movement, functional ability, and quality of life throughout the lifespan.

Code

PHTH 8148

Credits

2

Subject

PHTH