Spring 2010 - Post-Professional Courses
(The listed classes indicate the primary campus associated with the instructor’s location; however, all post-professional students are eligible to take these courses regardless of his or her primary campus. Be sure to check class dates carefully to be sure that no conflicts exist with the courses in which you choose to enroll.)
Post-Professional DPT Core Courses
PT 6143.60 Leadership and Management in Physical Therapy (Houston)
Description: Principles of leadership and management for physical therapy practice, including ethical behaviors and beliefs; change management; motivating, coaching and mentoring; life-long learning; business and strategic planning; financial management; personnel recruitment and retention; liability issues and risk management; effective marketing and consulting skills.Permission of instructor or Coordinator of the Post Professional Program required for enrollment.
Faculty: Peggy Gleeson, PT, PhD
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 36570
Format: Will meet onsite in Houston on Jan 29 & 30 and April 9 & 10 (Fri & Sat); the remainder of the course will be online.
PT 6123.60 Physical Therapy Patient/Client Management I (Houston)
Description: Knowledge and skills to enhance clinical decision-making, including screening, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, intervention and outcomes in clients with musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary disorders. Permission of instructor or Coordinator of the Post Professional Program required for enrollment.
Faculty: Howell Tapley, PT, PhD, OCS and Charles Costello, PT, PhD, CHT
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 36565
Format: Will meet onsite in Houston on Feb 5 & 6 and April 30 & May 1 (Fri & Sat); the remainder of the course will be online.
PT 6263.40 Illness Prevention & Health Promotion (Dallas)
Description:Recognize public health issues across the lifespan and resources relevant to physical therapist practice including basic nutrition; designing plans for preventing illness and promoting health and wellness for selected populations. Permission of instructor or Coordinator of the Post Professional Program required for enrollment.
Faculty: Elaine Jackson, PT, PhD
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 36576
Format: will meet onsite in Dallas on the weekends Jan 23 & 24 (Sat, & Sun) & May 2 (Sun).
PT 6133.40 Physical Therapy Patient/Client Management II (Dallas).
Description: Knowledge and skills to enhance clinical decision-making, including screening, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, intervention and outcomes in clients with neuromuscular and integumentary disorders. Permission of instructor or Coordinator of the Post Professional Program required for enrollment.
Faculty: Linda Csiza, PT, DSc, NCS
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 36567
Format: Will meet onsite in Dallas Friday Jan. 22, & April 23-25 (Fri – Sun)
Post-Professional Elective courses
NEWLY POSTED COURSE OFFERING FOR SPRING 2010:
HCA 5782 - Interdisciplinary Models (Houston)
Description: This course will present the demographic dynamics that characterize the elderly population and the fundamental aspects of aging, focusing on the biological, social and psychological aspects of normal and pathological aging. It will provide the students the opportunity to analyze the factors that affect the delivery of health care services to older adults and apply knowledge and skills to deal with bio-psycho-social problems of the geriatric adult through multidisciplinary intervention.*
Faculty: Peggy Gleeson (PT), Kelley Moseley (HCA), Carolyn Moore (NFS), Pei-Fen Chang (OT), Shu-Shi Chen (PT), and Mark Phelps (HCA)
Credit: 2 Graduate Credit hours
Section: 50
Format: 100% on-line
*SPECIAL NOTE: For anyone in the tDPT curriculum who needs a 3 hr elective, a 1-hr Independent Study can be taken along with this course in order to earn a total of 3 Graduate Credit hours.
EXISTING AND ON-GOING COURSE OFFERINGS FOR SPRING 2010:
PT 5523.50 Pediatric Neuroscience (Houston)
Description: This course will begin with a review of embryology and will explore the conditions under which both typical and atypical development occur. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the relationship between structure and function of the nervous system as it relates to children with disabilities. [Credits apply toward the Advanced Pediatric Therapy Certificate.]
Faculty: Frances Baxter, OTR, PhD (PT Contact: Betty MacNeill, PT, DPT for more information)
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 38087
Format: 100% online course.
PT 5623.50: Anatomy and Function of the Upper Extremity (Houston)
Description: Examines the structural anatomy of the upper extremity, including the musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular and integumentary systems; and relates this through an understaning of biomechanical principles to its function in both normal and abnormal (disease or injury) conditions. Prerequisites: Licensed Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist, instructor approval. [Credits apply toward the Upper Extremity Certificate.]
Faculty: Charles Costello, PT, PhD, CHT
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: TBA
Format:100% online course
PT 5653.50 Clinical Reasoning and Therapeutic Management in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation (Houston)
Description: An evidence-based approach to the therapeutic management of upper extremity problems, injuries and congenital anomalies; including problem-based case studies to develop clinical reasoning and suggested guidelines for management of specific categories of disorders. Prerequisites: OT 5623 and OT 5633 or PT 5623 and 5633. Credit: Three hours. [Applies toward an Upper Extremity Certificate.]
Faculty: Josephine Chan, PhD, OTR, CHT (Contact Charles Costello, PT, PhD, CHT for more information at ccostello@twu.edu)
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: TBA
Format: 100% online course
PT 6553.56 Academic Administration in Physical Therapist Education (Dallas)
Description: Advanced study of historical and current responsibilities, issues, and skills for academic administration in physical therapy. Includes educational leadership; faculty recruitment, retention, and development; program development, assessment, and revision; evaluative criteria for accreditation; and promotion of faculty instruction, scholarship, and service. [Applies toward an Academic Administration and Leadership in Physical Therapy Certificate.]
Faculty: Mary Thompson, PT, PhD, GCS
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 37357
Format: 100% online course
PT 6403.40 Neuromuscular Integration & Application (Dallas)
Description: A comprehensive foundation for the management of individuals with a neuromuscular pathology using the older person post-stroke as a model. Emphasis is on securing and applying relevant in-depth information for the practicing physical therapist using current literature and contemporary practice models.
Faculty: Ann Medley, PT, PhD and Linda Csiza, PT, DSc, NCS
Credit: 3 Graduate Credit hours
Course Code: 37356
Format: Dallas onsite Feb 27-28 (Sat-Sun) & April 17 & 18 (Sat-Sun); remainder of class online
Required texts: Umphred: Neurological Rehabilitation & Lundy-Ekman: Neuroscience Fundamentals for Rehabilitation
PHD Core Course
PT 6501.60 Research Dissemination (Houston and Dallas)
Description: Includes contemporary research problems in physical therapy. Designed primarily for doctoral students. Emphasis on scholarly writing. Topics will be selected by instructor and students.
Faculty: Sharon Olson, PT, PhD
Credit: 1 Graduate Credit hour
Course Code: 36607
Format: Houston onsite: Jan. 27 and Mar. 31 (Wednesday) – 1:00-4:50 PM; Dallas onsite: TBA
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