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Journal article
Promoting Professional Development for Physical Therapists in Early Intervention
Infants and young children, v 28(2)
01 Apr 2015
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Abstract
Early intervention service providers are expected to form cohesive teams to build the capacity of a family to promote their child's development. Given the differences in personnel preparation across disciplines of service providers, the Early Childhood Personnel Center is creating integrated and comprehensive professional development models for those who provide services for young children with disabilities and their families. To help guide this process, it is important to identify interdisciplinary competencies as well as the unique knowledge and skills that each discipline contributes to the development and implementation of effective intervention plans. This article describes personnel preparation of pediatric physical therapists from entry level to ongoing professional development. Topics include licensure requirements, specialist certification, and early intervention competencies. This article explains the unique knowledge and skills that pediatric physical therapists offer to the team as movement specialists. It also highlights particular challenges to professional development faced by novice and experienced physical therapists who work in natural environments. Finally, recommendations for personnel development, including structured mentorship, interdisciplinary and team-based learning, and strategies for knowledge translation, are suggested.
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- Title
- Promoting Professional Development for Physical Therapists in Early Intervention
- Creators
- Tricia Catalino - Touro Univ Nevada, Henderson, NV 89014 USALisa A. Chiarello - Drexel UniversityToby Long - Georgetown Univ, Washington, DC USAPriscilla Weaver - Bradley Univ, Peoria, IL 61625 USA
- Publication Details
- Infants and young children, v 28(2)
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000350321000004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84958655495
- Other Identifier
- 991019168804204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Education, Special
- Psychology, Developmental
- Rehabilitation