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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Prerequisite: PSY*H111. This course will emphasize the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and psychological aspects of human sexual behavior. Subject matter will include, but will not be limited to, sex roles, sexuality across the life span, sexual attitudes, sexual arousal and dysfunction, sexual orientation, love and intimacy, the historical and cultural aspects of sexuality, legal issues, evolutionary psychology, and research methods.
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3.00 Credits
(formerly PSY-H211) 3 cr. Prerequisite: PSY*H111. A study of learning theories in which operant and classical conditioning are presented. The focus is on the use of the concepts and principles of applied behavior analysis in teaching functional skills and decreasing maladaptive behaviors in such situations as the home, school, group homes, and mental health settings. Research methods, history, and ethical issues of behavior modification are also reviewed. (Fall/Spring)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly PSY-H214) 3 cr. Prerequisites: PSY*H111 and PSY*H204. The psychology of children with disabilities including mental retardation, learning disabled, physically challenged, autism, communication, health disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders is presented. (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. This course will give students the opportunity to work with a faculty member and receive feedback and supervision while developing critical teaching and organizational skills. Students will prepare lab materials, provide direction to other students during laboratory sessions, and assist with the care of the rats used in the behavior modification lab.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. Prerequisite: Admission to the PTA Program. Learning opportunities in this course assist the student to recognize the roles of physical therapy within various practice settings. Students differentiate functions of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants as members of the health care team through study of documentation principles, ethics, laws and organizations important to the provision of services. Learning also includes development of knowledge and abilities within the domains of conduct, communication and sensitivity to individual and cultural differences.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Prerequisite: Admission to the PTA Program. This course provides the student with introductory concepts and techniques for effective patient teaching and physical therapy intervention for function and mobility. Emphasis is placed on competence in problem-solving and the physical therapist assistant's role in modification of physical therapy interventions.
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1.00 Credits
1 cr. Prerequisites: PTA*H120 and PTA*H125 with a grade of "C" or higher. This course provides an orientation to the physical therapy clinic and to the provision of physical therapy interventions. Students develop communication, intervention, and problem-solving techniques within the physical therapy clinic.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Prerequisites: PTA*H120 and PTA*H125 with a grade of "C" or higher,PTA*H220 with a grade of "P" . This course develops the student's competencwith problem-solving and application of physical therapy interventions using physical agents, including therapeutic applications of heat, cold, water, electricity, light and mechanical forces or devices.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Prerequisites: PTA*H120 and PTA*H125 with a grade of "C" or higher,PTA*H220 with a grade of "P" . This course fosters learning of the anatomicaland biomechanical principles of human movement through the study of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Competencies attained include accurate data collection by goniometry, manual muscle testing, posture and gait analysis including the effects of biomechanical forces on the human body.
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5.00 Credits
5 cr. Prerequisites: PTA*H230 and PTA*H235 with a grade of "C" or higher. Learning includes the theory and techniques to safely and effectively implement therapeutic exercise interventions based on a plan of care established by a physical therapist. Students also develop competence to measure a patient's response to interventions and respond accordingly and to provide effective instruction to patients and caregivers.
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