Handbook of Teaching and Learning for Physical Therapists

Description

Whether you are practicing in an in-patient or an out-patient facility, academic institution, or clinical residency program, this well-respected handbook gives you the background and guidance you need to effectively educate individuals across the continuum of physical therapy practice. Practical, real-life examples show you how to: incorporate health literacy and needs of the learner; assess and adapt to the various learning styles of patients; use simulations in education; facilitate the development of clinical reasoning skills; and assess learning outcomes and the effectiveness of your teaching. Plus, four all-new chapters and major revisions of all content throughout the book keep you on top of the latest research and best practices.

New to this edition

• NEW! Chapter on Authentic Assessment: Simulation-Based Education reflects the new ways to facilitate student learning through the use of human simulation models.
• NEW! Chapter on Strategies for Planning and Implementing Interprofessional Education covers the fundamental concepts of team-based care and interprofessional learning.
• NEW! Chapter on What Makes a Good Clinical Teacher? translates current research on clinical teaching into clinical education and practice.
• NEW! Chapter on Facilitating the Teaching and Learning of Clinical Reasoning helps you apply current research on clinical reasoning in rehabilitation to clinical education and teaching.
• NEW! Two combined chapters on Patient Education and Health Literacy (previously chapters 8 and 12) and Applied Behavioral Theory and Adherence: Models for Practice (previously chapters 9 and 10) provide focused presentations on current thinking and practical strategies for addressing health literacy issues in the clinical environment.
• NEW! Expanded chapter on Post-Professional Clinical Residency and Fellowship Education offers more information on models and trends in residency education and mentoring.

Table of Contents

Section I: Education in the Academic Environment

1. Curriculum Design for Physical Therapy Educational Programs
2. From Curriculuar Goals to Instruction: Preparing to Teach
3. Teaching and Learning in Academic Settings
4. Physical Therapy Education in the Digital Age: Leveraging Technologies to Promote Learning
5. Assessing and Improving the Teaching and Learning Process in Academic Settings
6. Authentic Assessment: Simulation-Based Education NEW!
7. Strategies for Planning and Implementing Interprofessional Education NEW!

Section II: Education in Practice Environments

8. Preparation for Teaching in Clinical Settings
9. Techniques for Teaching in Clinical Settings
10. What Makes a Good Clinical Teacher? NEW!
11. Facilitating the Teaching and Learning of Clinical Reasoning NEW!
12. Patient Education and Health Literacy NEW!
13. Applied Behavioral Theory and Adherence: Models for Practice NEW!
14. Teaching and Learning Psychomotor Skills
15. Community Health Promotion: Evolving Opportunities for Physical Therapists
16. Post-Professional Clinical Residency and Fellowship Education

Author Info

By Gail M. Jensen, PhD, PT, FAPTA, Creighton University, Omaha, NE and Elizabeth Mostrom