PTA Education Summit – Engage, Envision, Evolve

Let YOUR voice be heard!

 

The APTA Academy of Education is conducting the PTA Education Summit to generate and prioritize consensus-driven recommendations that will advance PTA education to better meet the future demands of clinical practice.

This second phase of the PTA Education Summit allows YOUR voice to be heard! All stakeholders, internal and external to the profession, are invited to participate in this on-demand event. Registration is FREE and open through January 2nd, so be sure to invite others to join in shaping the future of PTA education!

The virtual asynchronous format of Phase 2 allows participants to engage at their convenience between Nov. 1 and Jan 7, from any location with internet access. The four modules have a series of interactive lessons that allow participants to gain a common understanding of PTA history, education, role, and scope of work, while engaging with key questions about the future of PTA education (see objectives below). Participants should plan approximately 8 hours to complete all four modules, although actual time will vary depending on the level of engagement. Participants receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of Module 4, and details are provided for individuals to apply for CEUs in your jurisdiction. 

Enroll TODAY!

1. Select a Stakeholder Group that best aligns with the perspective, experience, and background you bring to the Summit. 

PTA clinician                                                                           Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021PTA

PT who works with/supervises PTAs                                   Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021SUP

Physical therapy employer                                                    Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021EMP

Student                                                                                    Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021STU

PTA program faculty                                                              Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021FAC

DPT program faculty                                                              Invite Code:   SUMMIT2021DPT

Academic administration (Non-program Director)                    Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021ADM

APTA component representative (Academy, Caucus, etc)      Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021COM

Institutional representative (CAPTE, FSBPT, APTA, ACAPT)   Invite Code:  SUMMIT2021REP

2. Enroll in the Course:

1. Web Browser – Click on your Stakeholder Group (above) to open the EdApp webpage.

Mobile App – Download EdApp from the App Store or Play Store.

2. IMPORTANT! When prompted, use the Invite code (above) for your Stakeholder Group.
3. Create your account
   • Email address becomes your username
   • Password
   • Name & zip code

3. Save your login information
4. Bookmark the PTA Educations Summit course page in your browser.
5. Get started with the Welcome Lesson, the four modules are available beginning Nov. 1.
6. Email questions or problems with enrollment to PTAEsummit@aptaeducation.org.

PHASE 2 OBJECTIVES:

Module 1: History of PTA Education:

• Identify key milestones in PTA Education
• Recognize evolution of the “typical” PTA student over time both in entering and exiting the program
• Recognize the role of various institutional stakeholders in PTA education and practice
• Recognize the evolution of the role, scope of work and education of the physical therapist assistant.

Module 2: PTA Education

• Demonstrate familiarity with the variety of educational models
• Recognize the differences between institutions that currently deliver PTA Education (e.g., cost, credit hours, prerequisites, admissions, transferability, etc.)
• Recognize key current data and financial considerations related PTA education.

Module 3: Role & scope of the PTA

• Recognize the changing role of the PTA within physical therapist practice and the implications for PTA education.
• Identify current challenges facing PTA employment, including the proliferation of educational programs and reimbursement changes.
• Differentiate between entry-level and post entry-level PTA competencies (cognitive processes, psychomotor skill, & affective/behavioral)
• Describe the current trends in physical therapy related to: Patient care, FSBPT practice analysis, PT compact, reimbursement, employment, telehealth, etc.

Module 4: Engagement

• Identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to PTA education.
• Engage with other participants in key issues around PTA education.
• Integrate personal perspectives with new knowledge and perspectives of other stakeholders.

Additional summit information is available at PTA Education Summit 2021 - APTA Academy of Education,  or with an email to ptaesummit@aptaeducation.org.

 

Training in Grantsmanship for

Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR)

 

January 10 - 1, 2022

Wild Dunes Resort, Isles of Palms SC

Are you an early career rehabilitation research scientist interested in boosting your grant writing skills to the next level?  

TIGRR is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort of mentees until August 6, 2021.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Better Together. Together Again.

Registration is open for APTA CSM, the largest physical therapy conference in the country. APTA members can save up to 40%!

There are two ways to participate:

The in-person event will take place Feb. 2-5, in San Antonio, Texas. Experience first-class Educational Programming from all 18 APTA sections and academies, earn up to 1.8 CEUs (18 contact hours), explore hundreds of research posters, and network with thousands of other attendees. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours are required to receive your participant badge. Masks will be required indoors.

An on-demand option will be available March 1-31, with more than 100 recorded educational sessions from the in-person event curated by conference program chairs from each section. Choose between on demand with the potential to earn up 1.2 CEUs (12 contact hours) or on demand without CEUs.

Traditional teaching structures — presentations, facilitated discussions, and small group discussions — can result in experiences that are either so controlled that learners have limited opportunity to engage or so loose that learners feel frustrated and lost. Using active learning strategies can lead to more effective, satisfying, and memorable teaching, as well as improved learner outcomes. During this course, instructors will examine evidence that supports active learning, and explore strategies that engage learners in and out of the in-person or virtual classroom. The emphasis will be on building collaborative, inclusive, and learner-centered environments for learners to analyze, create, role play, experience, reflect, and more. Participants will learn about liberating structures, a menu of 33 active learning strategies, by engaging in it. Participants will immediately brainstorm opportunities to apply liberating structures to their own teaching and learning. The presenters will share their experience of applying liberating structures in a variety of settings, along with feedback from learners who engaged in these strategies in a PT education curriculum. Participants will share individual successes, reveal challenges, and uncover opportunities to use liberating structures, and will design at least three active learning techniques to immediately use in their in-person or virtual classrooms. (.8 CEUs)

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Pain Science Content and Competencies throughout Entry-Level and Post-Professional Education: Educational Strategies Promoting Deep Learning

The importance of preparing clinicians to help patients manage pain has been highlighted recently. Despite availability of curricular competencies, survey data have illuminated insufficient attention in all health professions and education phases. To address this gap, intentional design and delivery of educational strategies to develop a more comprehensive understanding of pain and clinical management across the curriculum are needed. Active learning opportunities to synthesize and apply content, as well practice skills needed to assist patients with painful conditions, are important. Presenters will provide opportunities for participants to develop strategies for integration of pain content across curricula and within experiential learning to meet the curricular competencies outlined by the International Association for the Study of Pain. Participants will identify and design educational strategies to promote deep learning related to the domains of pain using active learning techniques. Participants will learn how to outline a logical sequence to promote learner development in pain science as it relates to the patient/client management model of care. Educators will design and develop lesson plans and select outcome assessment strategies for pain-related content within PT/PTA education programs, residency/fellowship programs, and clinical internships. (.8 CEUs)

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The Education Leadership Partnership, which includes APTA, ACAPT, and Academy of Physical Therapy Education, is working collaboratively to put recommendations into action that support the development of the next generation of education researchers. An urgent need is to provide guidance to novice researchers in developing competence in the essential building blocks and tools for successful research. Education research needs to move beyond the show-and-tell or descriptive phase of one (one program, one classroom, one clinic) to research that is grounded in meaningful questions linked with appropriate research designs and conceptual framing that can inform and advance education research in physical therapy. This preconference course will provide opportunities for participants to build on their education research question of interest and engage in a participatory workshop with research mentors that leads to a plan of action for each participant. (.9 CEUs)

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Physical Therapy Faculty Development Workshop

Chicago, IL

July 14 -16, 2022

 

If you are interested in the following Physical Therapy Faculty Development Workshop, please sign up to be notified for future offerings in 2022. 

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Workshop Goals

• The overall goal of the workshop is to introduce novice faculty to their roles in the academy and facilitate their professional growth as faculty members. Participants will create a personal sustainable development plan that considers academic responsibilities in teaching, scholarship and service. Additionally, the workshop will assist participants in initiating and cultivating a network of academic colleagues among workshop participants and faculty. Importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging will be themes throughout.

Specific learning opportunities

• The life of a faculty member: balancing responsibilities of teaching, research and service, understanding tenure and/or promotion, understanding faculty role in program assessment

• Teaching and Learning: applying core principles of teaching and learning, using best practices in course development, student assessments, student engagement in learning

• Developing Students’ Professionalism: educating adaptive learners, encouraging professionalism, applying student policies, mentoring and coaching, managing troubled or troubling students

Additionally, those who have roles in the clinical education component of their programs are invited to participate in an additional learning opportunity

• DCE as Faculty Member: understanding responsibilities, managing student issues, building partnerships, program assessment

Participants

This workshop is designed for full time PT or PTA faculty who have less than 5 years of experience as a faculty member. When registering, participants must provide a statement from their program director indicating their acknowledgement and support of the participant’s time commitment for the duration of the workshop. The workshop is limited to 50 participants.

Institutional Commitment

With your registration you will be asked to include a signed statement of support from your program director for your participation in the full workshop.

Ethical Commitment

Given that there may be discussion about sensitive issues and difficulties faced by some participants in their roles as faculty, participants and faculty will be asked to agree to a promise of confidentiality.

CEUs

21 Contact Hours

AUDIENCE

The primary audience for the workshop is full-time faculty in the first 4 years of teaching in a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program.  Priority enrollment will be given to members of the Academy of Physical Therapy Education, APTA.  Maximum enrollment is 85 participants. 

Please do not make travel arrangements until you receive confirmation of registration. 

REGISTRATION

The deadline for the registration is June 11, 2022. Early registration is encouraged to ensure enrollment. New FDW is limited to 50 participants.

• APTA Academy of Education Member: $600

• APTA Member: $640

• Non-Member: $795

• Add on DCE/ACCE Workshop: $150 – Limited to 30

If you have questions, please email academy@aptaeducation.org.

Cancellations and Refunds Cancellation requests for Conference received by Jun 11, 2022, will receive a full refund minus a $50 administration fee. There will be no refunds for no-shows or cancellations after June 11, 2022, unless the conference has a waitlist. Cancellation requests must be submitted by email to APTE Registration Center, academy@aptaeducation.org.

The workshop will be held on the campus of Northwestern University’s – Chicago campus - 645 North Michigan Avenue.

A block of rooms has been reserved.  Please look for an additional detail once you enroll in the class.

 

FACILITATORS

Faculty

• Carol Beckel, PT, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education Physical Therapy, St Louis University

• Lois Hedman, PT, MS, DScPT, Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

• Christie Cohoon, PT, DPT, OCS St. Louis Community College PTA program director and clinical coordinator

• Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS; Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Director, Rockhurst University Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

• Alice Salzman, BS, MA, EdD, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

• Rachel Tappan, PT, DPT, Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor, Dept of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Niki Wallen, PTA, BS, MOL, PTA Program Director at Ozarks Technical Community College

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