PTH 640 - Pediatric Management I

This required course for the DPT degree begins with an overview of typical fetal through school-age motor development, while highlighting how aberrations in development result in the pediatric diagnoses explored later in the course (orthopedic pediatric conditions) and next semester (neurological pediatric conditions). An overview of cognitive, language, and social/emotional domains of development is provided. Students gain the knowledge and skills in evaluation and management of common orthopedic pediatric conditions in the final portion of the course. The lab component of this course allows the student hands-on experience with pediatric observation, assessment, and interaction of typically developing children. Additionally, the student will gain insight into the supervision of physical therapist assistants and aides, pediatric service delivery models, and pediatric standardized testing.

2 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: N/A
Laboratory/Experience Hours 15
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance in the PT Professional Program and successful completion of all coursework prior to the 2nd year, Fall semester.
Corequisite(s): N/A
Repeatable for Credit No
Core Course No
Grade Type LT
Typically Offered
Fall