PTA 012 — Clinical Fieldwork I Units: 4.5
This is the first full-time clinical assignment in the PTA program in which students perform delegated patient care responsibilities in a physical therapy clinical setting, under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Students will practice the application of physical therapy procedures according to the setting such as the acute, sub-acute, outpatient, skilled nursing, or other type of physical therapy/rehabilitation clinical facility. Facility will be assigned by program faculty. Limitation on enrollment: Admission to the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program Lecture Hours: None Lab Hours: 243 Repeatable: No Grading: Pass/No Pass Prerequisite: PTA 003 and PTA 004. Advisory: ENG 001A. Limitation on enrollment: Admission to the Physical Therapist Assistant,(PTA) Program Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: AA/AS COD GE: None CalGETC: None
Prerequisites: PTA 003, PTA 004, ENG 001A