OnSite Reviewer Training OR Elements Specific to PTA

On-Site Reviewer Training (OR): Elements Specific to PTA Education Programs CAPTE 2015

Objectives • Identify CAPTE expectations for select elements • Identify what needs to be included in the Visit Report 10/3/2020 2

3 C: Faculty Workload DISTRIBUTION CHART Fall Winter Spring Summer Total FTE: Inst. FTE: Prog. Last Name Position Teaching in E-L Program Teaching Other Programs Admin Scholarship Service Clinical Practice Enrolled In Degree Program Note: PTA Program Directors are now required to have a reduction in teaching load for administrative functions. 273 0 223 191 687 1. 00 Blair PD 100% 0% 268 0 220 180 668 1. 00 Kendall ACCE 100% 0% 10/3/2020 3

4 A &G: Core Faculty and Program Director Qualifications q. Core faculty who are PTs/PTAs teaching clinical PT/PTA content ◦ Must be licensed or regulated in any United States jurisdiction as a PT or PTA q 9 academic credits of coursework in educational foundations. q. Proviso: CAPTE will begin enforcing the expectation for post professional course work in 2018. q. This will be monitored in the Annual Accreditation Report. 10/3/2020 4

6 K & 6 L: PROGRAM LENGTH & DEGREE 6 K: Program length must be at least: • 5 semesters OR • 52 academic weeks OR • 104 calendar weeks 6 L: Program confers an Associates degree 10/3/2020 5

7 A & C: General Education and Scope of PTA q. PTA curriculum must have a complement of academic general education coursework q. Required: written communication and biological, physical, behavioral and social sciences which prepare students for coursework in the technical program sequence. q. General education courses are not the same as applied general education coursework q. Examples of applied general education might include: Pharmacology for the PTA or Applied Physics for the PTA q. Technical education component must include content and learning experiences that prepares the student to work as an entry-level physical therapist assistant under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist 10/3/2020 6

7 B: Example of Required Chart 7 B PTA CONTENT CHART (Required) (April 2015) Content Area Provide a maximum of 5 examples of course objectives demonstrating the highest expected level; Include: Course Prefix & #, Objective #, Wording of Objective Cardiovascular Systems Endocrine & Metabolic Systems Gastrointestinal System Genital & Reproductive Systems Hematologic system 10/3/2020 7

7 D 10/3/2020 COMMENT: Comment is needed only when the practice expectation is a strength of the program OR does NOT appear to be sufficiently addressed in objectives or learning experiences. Summarize the sources of information that led you to this opinion, for example, include comments from interviews or other supporting evidence (history of student performance, graduate or employer survey data, course materials from either the SSR or viewed on site, etc. ) FOR ALL OTHERS, NO COMMENT IS NEEDED. Learning experiences Indicate if reflective of entry level practice Objectives Visit Report Examples for the Same Element 7 D 8 Identify, respect, and act with consideration for patients’/clients’ differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs in all workrelated activities. √ √ On-site interviews with employers and clinical education faculty indicated that this is a strength. √ √ 7 D 8 Identify, respect, and act with consideration for patients’/clients’ differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs in all workrelated activities. √ Objectives and learning experiences in the narrative are not directly related to this Element. However, review of syllabi indicated that objectives 4 & 5 in PT 978 (Seminar I) and objectives 2 & 9 in PT 988 (Seminar II) appropriately cover this practice expectation. On-site discussions with students, faculty and alumni confirm learning experiences. The program has been requested to provide a description of related learning experiences with their response to this report. Course objectives provided are not related to this Element. Discussions with faculty and students confirmed the learning experiences described in the SSR. 8

Questions? q. Please send all questions to the Accreditation email in order to route you to the right person. q. Use the link below to send CAPTE an email so your completion of this training can be recorded. qaccreditation@apta. org 10/3/2020 9