The CPI 2.0 tool on the Liaison platform will sunset on September 30, 2023. Please see the information below on how to backup your CPI 2.0 data, contact Liaison for assistance, and how to register for APTA’s CPI 3.0 tool on the new platform.
The Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instruments are performance assessments designed to evaluate student performance during their clinical experiences. The CPI is completed by the Clinical Instructor at midterm and at the end of the clinical experience. Students also complete a self-evaluation using the same tool. During the student's clinical experience, the CI provides opportunities that allow the student to practice specific skills and behaviors that correspond with the student's current level of academic preparation (American Physical Therapy Association, 2018).
The PT CPI was developed in 1997 and revised in 2006. The PTA CPI was developed in 1998 and revised in 2009. Both instruments underwent content and format changes and were adapted from paper-and-pencil administration to online administration. In 2020, APTA partnered with HumRRO (a research company) to streamline the CPI content and rating scales and, as a result, continued to build support for the validity and reliability of the CPI. The psychometric review of the CPIs and the revisions were completed in November 2022, and APTA then partnered with CompetencyAI to create a new CPI 3.0 web platform. The new CPI 3.0 web platform was released on May 15, 2023.
APTA Clinical Performance Instrument - Technical Brief
Access PT/PTA CPI (before accessing, see required training below)
Taking the Online Training and Assessment Program
Anyone using the CPI, must first pass the required free training available through the APTA Learning Center. Successful completion of this training and assessment program (passing 100%) is required for all users to access the PT and PTA CPI 3.0.
There are five different training courses for the new CPI 3.0. Participants only have to take one of the trainings that best fits their role. These courses are specific to a user role and are required before one can access CPI 3.0 in the new platform. The courses, targeted audience, and links are listed below:
- APTA CPI 3.0 - CI/SCCE Training
- This training is for the CIs and SCCEs. It addresses both PT and PTA student assessments.
- APTA CPI 3.0 - PT DCE Training
- Training for PT DCE/ACCEs, assistant/associate DCE/ACCEs, and adjunct faculty.
- APTA CPI 3.0 - PTA DCE Training
- Training for PTA DCE/ACCEs, assistant/associate DCE/ACCEs and adjunct faculty.
- APTA CPI 3.0 - PT Student Training
- For PT students.
- APTA CPI 3.0 - PTA Student Training
- For PTA students.
The courses include a narrated video and are approximately 20-28 minutes in length depending on the course version. The assessment includes 16-21 questions depending on the course version and participants must score 100% on the assessment to receive their certificate of completion. The assessment can be taken as many times as needed to achieve the required passing score.
The CI/SCCE course includes 1.7 hours/0.17 CEUs, and DCE course includes 1.5 hours/0.15 CEUs, which are approved in all jurisdictions.
Accessing PT and PTA CPI 3.0
Once you have successfully completed the required APTA CPI online training, you will then be required to login to CPI 3.0 (with your APTA login credentials) to complete the CPI assessment. The DCE associated with an affiliated program will also need to assign an individual's user role, educational program name or clinical site prior to being granted access to the CPI 3.0 system.
CPI 3.0 User Guides
- Adjunct Faculty User Guide
- Clinical Instructor User Guide
- DCE-ADCE and Admin User Guide
- PT-PTA Student User Guide
- SCCE User Guide
PT and PTA CPI - Paper Version
Accessing PT and PTA CPI Web 2.0
NOTE: CPI 2.0 will sunset in Summer 2023. For those still engaged with CPI Web 2.0, once you have successfully completed the APTA PT CPI online training or PTA CPI Web Training and assessment and printed your CEU certificate, you are then able to login to PT or PTA CPI Web 2.0 to complete your student(s), or self-evaluation if you are a clinical educator or student affiliated with an academic program that is registered to use the PT or PTA CPI Web 2.0. The academic program you are working with should have notified you of your username to login to the CPI Web 2.0 site.
If you have not completed the APTA CPI Training and Assessment, or do not have a username for CPI Web 2.0, please contact the academic program you are working with for more information. Please note, not all PT and PTA academic programs have registered with Liaison International to use CPI Web 2.0.
If you are looking to login to CPI Web 2.0 to evaluate your student(s), and have successfully completed the APTA CPI Training, please click on one of the two options below.visit the APTA Clinical Performance Instruments website to login.
Performance Instrument: Version 2006.
Fees
Academic Institutions, not clinical sites, pay for the annual PT/PTA CPI 3.0 subscription. Subscription cycles are July 1 through June 30.
Annual Subscription Fees:
- PT CPI (CSIF Included) - $1,100
- PTA CPI (CSIF Included) - $800
- PT CSIF only - $850
- PTA CSIF only - $450
NOTE: There are no price increases for the PT and PTA CPIs 3.0, and annual subscriptions now include the Clinical Site Information Form.
Program access requires the completion and submission of this form:
Contact/Customer Support Information
- CPI 3.0
- Email: cpi@apta.org
- Phone: 703-706-8582
- CPI 3.0 payment questions
- Email: lovettenwogu@apta.org
- CPI 2.0
- Email: aptaclinicalsupport@liaisonedu.com
- Phone: 857-304-2045
- Learning Center platform and APTA login issues
- Email: membersuccess@apta.org
- Phone: 800-999-2782
All CPI 3.0 updates and information are posted to APTA's Clinical Education Hub Community. To request access, email cpi@apta.org and include Hub Community Access in email subject line.
