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Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialist Certification
Examination Content Outline
The questions on the examination will be approximately distributed
according to the following percentages of content areas. This is an
approximation only and may not represent the exact distribution of
questions on the examination. All questions on the exam relate to
competencies as outlined in the book Geriatric
Physical Therapy: Description of Advanced Clinical Practice
(DACP), © 1999.
1. Elements of Practice (15%)
- Communication
- Individual and Cultural Differences
- Professional Behavior
- Critical Inquiry and Clinical Decision Making
- Education
- Professional Development
- Prevention and Wellness
- Management of Care Delivery Systems
- Administration (except participate in implementation of marketing
plan)
- Consultation
- Social Responsibility (except pro-bono care)
2. Examination Skills (30%)
The following areas will encompass 20% of the questions:
- History
- Systems Review
- Arousal, Mentation, and Cognition
- Assistive and Adaptive Devices
- Gait, Locomotion, and Balance
- Joint Integrity and Mobility
- Motor Function
- Muscle Performance
- Range of Motion
The following areas will encompass 10% of the questions:
- Aerobic Capacity and Endurance
- Anthropometric Characteristics
- Community and Work (Job/School/Play) Integration/Reintegration
(including instrumental activities of daily living)
- Environmental, Home, and word (Job/School/Play) Barriers
- Ergonomics and Body Mechanics
- Integumentary Integrity
- Neuromotor Development and Sensory Integration
- Orthotic, Protective, and Supportive Devices
- Pain
- Posture
- Prosthetic Requirements
- Reflex Integrity
- Self-Care and Home-Management Activities (including activities of
daily living and instrumental activities of daily living)
- Sensory Integration (including proprioception and kinesthesia)
- Ventilation, Respiration, and Circulation
3. Interventions (30%)
The following areas will encompass 20% of the questions:
- Coordination, Communication, and Documentation
- Patient-related Instruction
- Therapeutic Exercise (including aerobic conditioning)
- Functional Training in Self-Care and Home Management Activities
(including activities of daily living and instrumental activities of
daily living)
The following areas will encompass 10% of the questions
- Functional Training in Community and Work (Job/School/Play)
Integration/Reintegration (including instrumental activities of daily
living, work hardening, and work conditioning)
- Manual Therapy Techniques (including mobilization and
manipulation)
- Prescription, Application, and as Appropriate, Fabrication of
Devices and Equipment (assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective
supportive, and prosthetic)
- Airway Clearance Techniques
- Wound Management
- Physical Agents and Mechanical Modalities
4. Knowledge Base (25%)
Foundation Sciences
- Biology of Aging
- Physiology of Aging
- Neurophysiology
- Anatomy
- Neuroanatomy
- Pathophysiology
Clinical Sciences
- Pharmacology
- Kinesiology
- Pathokinesiology
- Exercise Physiology
- Interpretation of Special Tests (eg, imaging, lab values)
- Principles of Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment of Geriatric
Patients With Musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular, Cardiovascular,
Cardiopulmonary, Integumentary, Cognitive Impairments
- Physical Therapy Management of Healthy Elders
Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology of Aging
- Sociology of Aging
- Economics of Aging
- Demography
- Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
- Elements of Communication
- Theories of Learning
- Principles of Adult Education
- Teaching Methodology
- Management Techniques and Principles
- Principles of Financial Management
- Reimbursement Mechanisms
- Policy Issues in Aging
- Consultant Role and Process
- Roles of Interdisciplinary Team Members
- Program Development
- Research Design and Methodology
- Statistical Terminology and Methodology
- Interpretation of Research
Total - 100%
Department of Residency/Fellowship & Specialist
Certification
E-mail: spec-cert@apta.org
800/999-2782 x8520
[Last updated: 11/19/09 | Contact: spec-cert@apta.org]
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