Routledge Educating Physical Therapists

The Preparation for the Professions Program by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching focused on education in five professions (clergy, law, engineering, nursing, and medicine), but its influence has been felt throughout higher education and has inspired other professions to turn a critical eye to their own pedagogy.Modeled after the Carnegie Foundation’s example, Drs. Gail Jensen, Elizabeth Mostrom, Laurita Hack, Terrence Nordstrom, and Jan Gwyer began an examination of the state of physical therapist education in the United States in their study, Physical Therapist Education for the Twenty First Century (PTE-21): Innovation and Excellence in Physical Therapist Academic and Clinical Education. With the same team of authors, Educating Physical Therapists documents this examination, detailing the key findings of the study and expanding on its implications.The text begins by looking at the current state of physical therapist education across the continuum, from professional education through residency, then continues by describing exemplars of excellence and best practices that were observed in academic and clinical settings. Through this survey of the profession, a conceptual model of excellence in physical therapist education is derived and presented with practical recommendations.Areas addressed:Elements that promote a culture of excellenceCritical needs for advancing learning and the learning sciencesAcademic and clinical organizational imperativesThe critical need for system-based reformFinally, after looking at the current state of physical therapy education, Educating Physical Therapists looks to the future, providing a reimagined vision for what professional education and the profession could be. These recommendations for growth come with commentary by international experts in physical therapy education, providing a wide range of perspectives.After an intensive examination of physical therapist education, Educating Physical Therapists is designed to change the way educators and administrators across academic and clinical settings prepare physical therapists for the future. Review "This is a must-read book for physical therapy academic professionals, clinical educators, clinic managers, or organizations trying to develop clinical and organizational excellence in physical therapy or physical therapy educational programing. The authors present an extensive re-imagining of the physical therapy educational system to address the current and future needs of the profession. The authors make recommendations from their extensive study and experience to promote positive changes within organizational, leadership, and educational structures to promote excellence as the common mission." - Jennifer Hoffman, PT, DPT, OCS, Doody's Book Review Service About the Author Gail M. Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FNAP is Dean, Graduate School and College of Professional Studies and Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Faculty Associate for Center of Health Policy and Ethics at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She holds a BS in education from the University of Minnesota, and an MA in physical therapy, and PhD in educational evaluation both from Stanford University. Dr. Jensen served as principal investigator for the research on Physical Therapist Education for the Twenty First Century (PTE-21): Innovation and Excellence in Physical Therapist Academic and Clinical Education, that is the focus of this text. Dr. Jensen is a qualitative researcher well-known for her scholarly publications related to expert practice, clinical reasoning, professional ethics, educational theory and interprofessional education and practice. During her career she has held faculty appointments at Stanford University, Temple University, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samuel Merritt University, and Creighton University. She has coauthored/edited several books, inc