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The Guide is the description of physical therapist practice for use by PT and PTA educators, students, and clinicians.
This is a tool to facilitate teaching the concepts of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
Explore key resources designed to help PTs and PTAs strengthen interprofessional collaborative practice in clinical care.
Explore key resources to help physical therapy faculty integrate interprofessional education, or IPE, into their teaching and program design.
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The intent of the “APTA Guide to Successful Mentoring” is to describe mentoring applicable for all professional roles of a physical therapist and physical therapist assistant across the learner continuum, understanding that being a learner is a career-long role.
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This toolkit guides authors through the course proposal and development process with easy, step-by-step instructions created with both experienced and novice authors in mind.
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Access core competencies expected of a physical therapist resident upon graduation from the program.
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The following checklist of standards may be used by stakeholders when developing or reviewing continuing education courses.
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Discover the latest insights and groundbreaking approaches that are shaping the present and future of pain management.
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Making a podcast about physical therapy can be a fun and creative way to share your experience and knowledge with a wider audience.
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Watch the 2022 annual address on the importance of foresight in the physical therapy profession.
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The first wave of this study's findings provides insights into physical therapist education and identified differences between physical therapist and medical student perceptions.
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The Education Leadership Partnership, a collaboration between APTA, ACAPT, and the Academy of Education, completed its charge with the published report "A Vision of Excellence in Physical Therapy Education."
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The 2021 annual address discusses the transformation of the APTA House of Delegates for the years to come by fostering the power of the APTA community.