Dedication Acknowledgments About the Authors Contributing Authors Foreword by Becky S. McKnight, PT, MS Preface Section I The Physical Therapy Profession in the Changing World Chapter 1 The Profession of Physical Therapy Kathleen A. Curtis, PT, PhD and Lisa M. Zuber, PT, PhD Chapter 2 The Changing World and the Future of Physical Therapy Kathleen A. Curtis, PT, PhD and Lisa M. Zuber, PT, PhD Chapter 3 Evolving Roles in Physical Therapy Section II Becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant Chapter 4 A Primer on Physical Therapist Assistant Education Chapter 5 Standards of Behavior and Conduct Chapter 6 Student Performance Evaluation Chapter 7 Presentations, Papers, and Projects Section III Becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant Student Chapter 8 Managing the Learning Process Chapter 9 Will I Do Well Enough? Chapter 10 Taking Control: Self-Management Strategies Chapter 11 Legal and Ethical Considerations Section IV Support for Special Student Needs Chapter 12 Students With Disabilities Chapter 13 When Speaking and Writing English Is a Challenge Chapter 14 Re-Entry and Career Transition Students Tina Buettell, MPT and Kathleen A. Curtis, PT, PhD Section V Planting the Seeds for a Bright Future Chapter 15 Evidence-Based Practice in Physical Therapy Chapter 16 Information Literacy Chapter 17 Diversity and Cultural Competency in Physical Therapy Chapter 18 Collaboration: You're on the Team! Chapter 19 Student Involvement in the American Physical Therapy Association Chapter 20 Attending Conferences Section VI First Steps Into the Profession of Physical Therapy Chapter 21 Preparing for Licensure Chapter 22 Entering the Job Market Chapter 23 Challenges for the New Graduate Chapter 24 Planning for Lifelong Learning Chapter 25 Working With Your Supervisor(s) Chapter 26 Leadership Opportunities for the Physical Therapist Assistant Appendix 1 Model Practice Act for Physical Therapy Language Appendix 2 Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant Appendix 3 Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist Appendix 4 Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy Appendix 5 Minimum Required Skills for Physical Therapist Assistant Graduates at Entry-Level Appendix 6 Direction and Supervision of the Physical Therapist Assistant Appendix 7 Levels of Supervision Appendix 8 Provision of Physical Therapy Interventions and Related Tasks Appendix 9 Values-Based Behaviors for the Physical Therapist Assistant Appendix 10 Professionalism in Physical Therapy: Core Values Financial Disclosures Index
Kathleen A. Curtis, PT, PhD has served as Professor and Dean of
the College of Health Sciences at University of Texas at El Paso
(UTEP) since 2007. She has also held an appointment as the Charles
H. and Shirley T. Leavell Chair in Health Sciences since 2008. Dr.
Curtis brings extensive leadership experience in clinical,
education, research, and higher education administration roles in
the health and rehabilitation sciences.
Prior to the current appointments, her academic background includes
appointments at Mount Saint Mary’s College, the University of
Southern California, the University of Miami School of Medicine,
and California State University, Fresno, where she was honored in
2005 with the university President’s Award of Excellence. In 2010,
she was honored with the Public Citizen of the Year Award by the
National Association of Social Work, Upper Rio Grande chapter. She
has held clinical appointments at Tufts-New England Medical Center
in Boston, Massachusetts; Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San
Jose, California; and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,
California.
Over the past two decades, Dr. Curtis has been a principal
investigator or project coordinator on over 25 funded projects and
participated as a co-investigator and collaborator on many
additional initiatives, totaling over $17 million. Her experience
includes roles in both federally and privately funded programs. Dr.
Curtis has published extensively, including three textbooks and
numerous journal articles in the health-related research
literature, as well as regional reports and briefs documenting
health and social disparities. She is internationally recognized as
a leader in the prevention of secondary disability among
individuals with spinal cord injury.
Dr. Curtis was an active volunteer in sports for athletes with
disabilities for several decades, serving either on the medical
staff or as an international official at four of the last five
Paralympic Games. She received a Fulbright program award in 1993 to
develop sports medicine services for athletes with disabilities in
conjunction with the University of Jordan, Irbid National
University and the Jordan Sports Federation for the Handicapped in
Amman, Jordan. She also co-founded and chaired a special interest
group in the American Physical Therapy Association for care of
athletes with disabilities.
Curtis received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy
from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts; her Master’s
Degree in Health Science from San Jose State University; and her
PhD in Education from the University of California, Los
Angeles.
Peggy DeCelle Newman, PT, MHR has practiced as a physical therapist
for more than 30 years in a variety of settings, including acute
care, outpatient orthopaedics, institutional long-term care, and
home health. Additionally, she has managed allied health
professionals in all of these settings.
Peggy’s teaching experience began as Academic Coordinator of
Clinical Education (ACCE) at the University of Oklahoma from 1988
through 1993. She then served as the PTA Program Director at
Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) for eleven years from 1995
to 2006. After leaving OCCC, she practiced clinically for a year,
returning to the University of Oklahoma Department of
Rehabilitation Sciences faculty in 2007 as the Director of Clinical
Education and Assistant Professor. Peggy returned to OCCC and PTA
education in January 2013.
Peggy has served the Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association in many
roles including Chapter President and Chief Delegate. She completed
two consecutive terms as Chief Delegate in 2012.
She was selected as a 2010 APTA Lucy Blair Service Award recipient.
She was elected in June 2013 to the APTA Nominating Committee (NC)
and appointed as the NC Liaison to the APTA Leadership Development
Committee in 2014.
She was appointed to the Oversight Panel for the Analysis of
Practice for the PT and PTA licensure Examination by the Federation
of State Boards of Physical Therapy 2005 to 2007. She was appointed
by the Federation as a Core Member Continued Competency
Certification Reviewer in 2011 and subsequently invited/appointed
to serve as a “Final Reviewer” for the Continued Competency
Certification in 2012.
Peggy has presented locally and nationally on topics including
“Vision 2020,” "Using Support Personnel Effectively," "The Guide to
PT Practice: An Introduction," "Ethical and Legal Problems for
Rehabilitation Therapists: Ethical and Legal Responsibilities in
Today's Health Care Environment," “Let’s Talk Ethics,” “Clinical
Practice Questions Explored,” and “Moral Courage in a Culture of
Moral Distress.” She presented “Enhancing the PT—PTA Partnership”
at the APTA Annual Conference in Boston in June 2010 and “The
Teachable Moment—Explicitly Modeling Clinical Reasoning Skills in
Clinical Education” at APTA Section for Education Educational
Leadership Conference in Kansas City in October 2014.
Peggy is a contributing author to Geriatrics for the PTA by
Jennifer Bottomley, PhD (SLACK, 2010) and Physical Therapist
Assistant’s Examination Chapter 8 “Standards of Care.” She authored
an article in Perspectives Magazine, “Build Strong Teams.”
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