Handbook of Teaching and Learning for Physical Therapists

<p>Whether you are practicing in an in-patient or an out-patient facility, academic institution, or clinical residency program, this well-respected handbook gives you the background and guidance you need to effectively educate individuals across the continuum of physical therapy practice. Practical, real-life examples show you how to: incorporate health literacy and needs of the learner; assess and adapt to the various learning styles of patients; use simulations in education; facilitate the development of clinical reasoning skills; and assess learning outcomes and the effectiveness of your teaching. Plus, four all-new chapters and major revisions of all content throughout the book keep you on top of the latest research and best practices.</p><ul><b> <li>Coverage of the theory and application of educational principles across the continuum of PT practice</b> provides the information you need to improve your skills in the educational process both in academic and clinical settings. </li><b> <p> <li>Two section format </b>divides content into two parts: <b> </b>designing academic and clinical education programs and teaching students in academic and clinical settings; and teaching patients and families in clinical and community settings.</li> <b> <p> <li>Variety of teaching and teaching assessment methods</b> expands your teaching, learning, and assessment repertoires.</li> <b> <p> <li>Case stories</b> at the beginning of each chapter allow you to see the relevance of the information in the chapter.</li> <b> <p> <li>Threshold concepts </b>highlight key ideas that are important to know.</li> <b> <p> <li>Annotated bibliography </b>at end of each chapter provides resources for further study.</li> </ul><ul><b> <li>NEW!</b> <b>Chapter on <i>Authentic Assessment: Simulation-Based Education</i> </b>reflects the new ways to facilitate student learning through the use of human simulation models. </li><b> <p> <li>NEW!</b> <b>Chapter on <i>Strategies for Planning and Implementing Interprofessional Education</b></i> covers the fundamental concepts of team-based care and interprofessional learning.</li> <b> <p> <li>NEW!</b> <b>Chapter on <i>What Makes a Good Clinical Teacher?</b></i> translates current research on clinical teaching into clinical education and practice.</li> <b> <p> <li>NEW!</b> <b>Chapter on <i>Facilitating the Teaching and Learning of Clinical Reasoning</b> </i>helps you apply<i> </i>current research on clinical reasoning in rehabilitation to clinical education and teaching.</li> <b> <p> <li>NEW! Two combined chapters on <i>Patient Education and Health Literacy</b> </i>(previously chapters 8 and 12) and <b><i>Applied Behavioral Theory and Adherence: Models for Practice</b> </i>(previously chapters 9 and 10) provide focused presentations on current thinking and practical strategies for addressing health literacy issues in the clinical environment.</li> <b> <p> <li>NEW!</b><i> </i><b>Expanded chapter on <i>Post-Professional Clinical Residency and Fellowship Education</b></i> offers more information on models and trends in residency education and mentoring.</li> </ul>