Journal of Physical Therapy Education back issues from July 2001:
Guest editorial: 5,500 birthdays
Jul 01, 2001; ... Each day in the United States more than 5,500 people-or more than 2 million each year-celebrate their 65th birthday.1(p4) What a powerful statement, made by Wong and colleagues in their contribution to this special issue! Can't you just imagine the range of birthday celebrations across ...
Geriatric content in physical therapist education programs in the United States
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. It has been a decade since the last national survey examining geriatric content within physical therapist education programs in the United States. The primary purpose of this descriptive study was to obtain current data related to the extent to which geriatrics is ...
The role of higher education in the career paths of board-certified clinical specialists in geriatric physical therapy: Implications for professional and postprofessional education
Jul 01, 2001; ... Purposes. The purposes of this study were to examine the role of higher education in the career paths of board-certified specialists in geriatric physical therapy (GCSs) and to explore implications for professional and postprofessional education. Methods. Data included in-depth interviews in ...
Interdisciplinary health assessment of the older individual: A conceptual framework for curricular integration
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. Evidence indicates that interdisciplinary health assessment of the older adult improves identification of needs and referral to appropriate services, as well as improving quality of life. Objectives. The objectives of this article are: (1) to dif ferentiate between and ...
"Tone your bones": A model for health education for older adults
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. Health education programs for older adults are one strategy to encourage people to adopt lifestyle changes for optimal disease management. To be successful, these programs should be designed considering age-related changes in both cognitive function and motor learning ....
Integrating theory and practice on wellness and prevention with older adults in self-contained clinical education experiences
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. The purpose of this report is to present a professional physical therapist curricular model that integrates content and theory about wellness and prevention for adults and older adults with self contained clinical education experiences in a Teaching Laboratory Practice ...
Interdisciplinary health promotion education for low income older adults
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. In this Health Promotion Education Program, teams of faculty and students from physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, dietetics, and social work planned, organized, and implemented health promotion activities and education for older adults residing in low-income ...
Service learning in geriatric physical therapist education
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. Higher education has recently experienced a growing movement to utilize community partnerships to strengthen and further its traditional missions of education, research, and service. The partnerships developing between educational institutions and communities lead to ...
Community outreach t a long-term care facility in a professional (entry-level) physical therapist curriculum
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. Current models for physical therapist education do not always give faculty members the opportunity to assess each students ability to integrate academic knowledge and clinical skills into an effective intervention program. This project was designed to provide this ...
Experiential learning: Exposure to variability among older adults
Jul 01, 2001; ... Background and Purpose. In an effort to move away from traditional didactic delivery of course content to a more engaged active learning model, we devised a novel project for physical therapist students within a geriatric course. Our goals were to create a positive learning experience that ...