Core Competencies Flashcards
5 Essential Pediatric Core Competencies
- Human Development
- Age-Appropriate Patient/Client Management
- Family-Centered Care
- Health Promotion and Safety
- Legislation, Policy, and Systems
What do pediatric physical therapists do?
Work with individuals birth through adulthood with movement dysfunction
What setting do pediatric physical therapists work in?
Early Intervention Evaluators and Providers, School Therapists, NICU Therapists, Pediatric Clinical Specialists (PCS), Outpatient Physical Therapists
4 Roles and Responsibilities of Pediatric Physical therapists
A. Help children reach their maximal functional level of independence
B. Promote independence, increase participation, facilitate motor development and function, enhance learning opportunities, ease care
giving, and promote health & wellness.
C. Promote increased participation of children in daily activities and routines in the home, school, and community.
D. Parents and families have the primary role in children’s development
Who do pediatric physical therapists collaborate and coach and why?
Families and other healthcare professionals to implement individualized programs for each child
Who do pediatric physical therapists support and how?
the family through coordination of services, advocacy, and assistance with enhancing development
How do pediatric physical therapists assist the family with enhancing the child’s development?
through positioning during daily routines and activities, adapting toys for play, expanding mobility options, and using equipment effectively
What do pediatric physical therapists teach families about?
safety in the home and community
Pediatric physical therapists provide information on the child’s ……
physical and health care needs
Pediatric physical therapists assist the child and family through what transitions ?
early childhood to school and into adult life
Natural Learning Environments
A. Home
B. Child care centers
C. Preschools and Schools
D. Job sites
E. Hospitals and clinics
12 Aspects of a Pediatric Physical therapy Examination
A. Functional Mobility
B. Muscle Performance (strength, power, endurance, and length)
C. Range of motion/skeletal alignment
D. Reflex Integrity (postural reflexes/reactions and tone scales)
E. Postural control and static/dynamic balance F. Neuromotor development and sensory processing
G. Pain
H. Coordination
I. Ventilation and respiration
J. Mental function
K. Integument
L. Use of assistive technology (includes orthotics, prosthetics, adaptive equipment)
See Evidence based pediatric physical therapy interventions
What does the ICF focus on?
- life
- determining how people can live with their health conditions and how they can be helped to achieve a productive, fulfilling life
What are the two parts of of the ICF
- Functioning and disability (body function and structures, activities and participation)
- Contextual factors (environmental factors, personal factors)
