PT212, Psychological Aspects of Therapy
for the Physical Therapist Assistant
Sample syllabus submitted by Professor Cepeda, Fall 2004
Required
Text:
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT INTERACTION BY PURTILO AND HADDAD
Suggested
Reading:
DEATH AND DYING BY KUBLER-ROSS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on
the psychological reaction and behavioral changes in patients and their
families. Techniques of effective interaction and intervention between
medical health worker and the patient will be emphasized. Prerequisites:
Psychology 102
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this
course, the student will:
1.
Be able to identify and
understand how his/her own personal limitations, biases, and stressors can
impact the PTA-Patient relationship.
2.
Be knowledgeable of the
Patient Bill of Rights.
3.
Understand the
Psychosocial Aspects of Loss and Disability.
4.
Understand potential
barriers to the patient’s acceptance of care, response to treatment, and
progress.
5.
Develop positive
approaches to building a professional relationship with patients.
6.
Be able to identify
characteristics of psychological conditions that may affect/effect patient
progress, response to treatment, or interaction with therapist.
7.
Complete assignments that
strengthen understanding, knowledge and empathic reasoning.
8.
Be knowledgeable of how
societal perceptions/ barriers affect/effect disabled.
9.
Be knowledgeable of laws
that positively and adversely affect/effect disabled.
10.
Develop a new law to
strengthen rights of persons with disabilities.
COURSE OUTLINE
I.
SELF
A.
Identify personal
barriers, stressors, and limitations to provision of care.
B.
How to understand and
cope with these aspects.
C.
Perseverance vs. Referral
II.
PATIENT
A.
Patient Bill of Rights
B.
Identifying and
understanding the psychosocial aspects of the loss, change, transitional
aspects of disability
C.
Barriers to Care and
Therapeutic Progress
III.
PTA-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
A.
Approaches to the
development of a healthy professional relationship
B.
Understanding and
avoiding negative and unhealthy processes
C.
Understanding
psychological barriers to
patient progress
IV.
DEATH AND DYING
A.
Identify, understand, and
cope with personal views on death
B.
Empathy
V.
COMMUNITY, SOCIETY,
AGENCY
A.
Societal Perceptions of
Disabled
B.
Societal Barriers
C.
Laws on
Disability/Disabled
READING, DISCUSSION, AND ASSIGNMENT
SCHEDULE
DATE
LECTURE AND ASSIGNMENT
August 31 & September
2 Introduction
Review of
Course Structure
Read Chapter 1
and 2
Respect – for Self and in a
Diverse Society
September 7 &
9 Lectures/Discussion.
Read Chapters 3-6
Self:
Identifying Personal
Beliefs,
Limitations, Biases
Perseverance
vs. Referral
September 14 &
16 Project 1 Due: Discuss how ones personal
beliefs,
limitations, biases and stressors can
negatively affect PTA-Patient relationship. Define 3 of your personal
biases, etc., and identify what you will do to address these biases in
order to foster more healthy relationships with the patients that you
treat.
September
23 Lectures/Discussion. Read
Chapters 7-9, 15-18
Patient: Patient Bill of
Rights,
Understanding
the Psychosocial
Aspects of
Disability and the Barriers
to Patient
Progress
Project 2 Due:
Group- Discuss and identify differences in cultures and how each deals
with disability. List the differences identified.
September 28 & 30
Role Play Presentations
Project 3 Due:
Role Play Paper- Analysis and summary of dynamics between
patient, therapist,family member, society member, friend.
October 5 &
7 Project 4 Due: Interviews with age
groups on dealing with a sudden disability.
Lectures:
Chapters 10-14 & 20
PTA-Patient Relationship
Healthy Approaches to Developing
Strong
Professional Relationships with Patients
Relationship
Barriers and Psychological Barriers
to Patient
Progress
Read Chapter
19
October 12 &
14 Role Play Difficult Patient Situation
Psychological
Factors Affecting Treatment
October 19 &
21 Midterm Exam 1 hour
Project 5 Due: Summary of Observations in
Urban Hospital Emergency/Waiting Room
October 26 &
28 Lectures/Discussion: Chapter 18
Death and Dying
Project
6 Due: Write your own obituary and eulogy. Share it with friends and
family. Discuss emotions. Be prepared to share in class.
Lecture/Discussion: Chapters 1-3
Community, Society, Agency
Societal Perceptions of Disabled and vice
versa
Societal Barriers for Disabled Laws
November 2 &
4 Project 7 Due: Choose 3 of your
favorite places to visit. Discuss accessibility or barriers to
disabled.
November 9 & 11
Project 8 Due: Feign disability in public and at home for 24 hours.
Discuss experience, encounters, and
difficulties encountered.
Recap of class
objectives and how this class can
improve your patient interactions.
November 16 &
18 Final Project Due: Develop a new law to
further
improve conditions for disabled. Base paper
on previous assignments, literature research, experiments, interviews, and
findings.
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching methods
employed will include lectures, group discussions, role play, question and
answer sessions, demonstrations, situational discussions, and the use of
audio visual materials where needed. Off Campus situations and
assignments are integral parts of learning in this course.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
On time attendance of all
lectures is mandatory. More than two unexcused absences will result in a
decrease of the final grade by one letter. (And “A” becomes a “B”, etc.)
When a student’s unexcused absences are about to equal or have equaled the
number of class sessions per week, the instructor may issue a warning. If
the sudden is absent again, the instructor may drop the student from the
class.
GRADING DISTRIBUTION
Project:
1 = 05%
2 = 10%
3 = 15%
4= 15%
5= 05%
6= 05%
7= 10%
8= 10%
Midterm 10%
Final Project 15%
Total 100%= final
grade
SCALE
90-100 = A
80-89 =B
70-79 =C
75 Below=
Failure
CRITERIA
FOR PROJECT GRADING
All projects will be
graded as follows:
60%- Content:
thoroughness and quality of research, documentation, support for
answers, observations, interviews.
20%- Format: Follow APA writing guidelines,
All papers must be typed and double
spaced, appropriate paragraphing and footnotes when
necessary.
20%-Grammar: punctuation, subject-verb
agreement
Papers
that are not typed, will not be accepted. If late, grades will be
dropped 1 letter for each business day. After 3 days late, papers will
not be accepted and student will receive a Zero for that assignment.
HOUSEKEEPING
All students are
responsible for putting equipment away, keeping equipment clean and in
order at the end of each class session. Students are expected to report
unsafe and/or broken equipment to the instructor. It is not necessary
to report who is responsible for breaking the equipment. Drinking or
eating in the classroom and lab is not allowed at any time.
CLASSROOM
BEHAVIOR
Each and every
student is expected to behave in ways that promote a teaching and
learning atmosphere. Students have the right to learn; however, they do
not have the right to interfere with the freedom of the faculty to teach
or the rights of other students to learn. Students will be treated
respectfully as they are expected to treat others with respect.
All in class discussions should be conducted
in a manner that maintains a respectful environment and adheres to
Roberts Rule of Order, Student Handbook, and the Student Code of
Conduct. This means that students should not interrupt someone who is
speaking or monopolize class time by engaging in ways that hinder the
learning process of others.
The new Student Code of Conduct was approved
as of July 1, 2003. This document can be accessed through the College
Home Page at
www.montgomerycollege.org.
A copy is also available in the faculty office.
SPECIAL
NOTE:
This
course deals with a subject matter that involves encouraging students to
become familiar with other cultures, beliefs, and ideologies. It also
encourages each to become acquainted with his/her own biases. The
purpose of this course is to bring forth understanding of psychological
and psychosocial barriers to not only disability but to the provision of
care. Therefore, in order to maximize the outcome of this course, I
encourage all students to bring to this course an open mind and a
willingness to explore and understand themselves and others.