05-29-2009
Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT)
The Post-Professional (transitional) DPT Program is designed to prepare licensed physical therapists to be contemporary physical therapists who use an evidence-based approach to meet the current and future physical therapy needs of the patient/client and profession. The mission of the Program is to augment the professional education of licensed physical therapists to achieve a standard education for the doctoring profession of physical therapy. By completing this degree, you will be prepared to meet the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2020 Vision which states:“By 2020 physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other health care professionals as the practitioners of choice to whom consumers have direct access for the diagnosis of, interventions for, and prevention of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities related to movement, function, and health.”
The faculty of the Post-Professional DPT Program is committed to shaping an educational experience that leads to the graduation of competent, ethical professionals. The students and academic faculty have an equal responsibility for a successful learning experience. The faculty is responsible for imparting physical therapy’s body of knowledge in a manner that is relevant and current. The faculty is also responsible for guiding you toward a goal of being a problem solver and an independent thinker.
The program relies primarily on a distance education format that allows easy accessibility to practicing clinicians by minimizing time away from the clinic and other family and community responsibilities and by minimizing travel time, allowing more time for study. Classes are provided through online techniques with faculty and class interaction. The software chosen for this program is WebCT, permitting students access to course materials, ways to discuss course materials with classmates and faculty, and ways to post projects and papers. Faculty provides support via e-mail, telephone, fax, online discussions, formative feedback, and formal assessment.
Each course follows a modular format using clinical case studies. This method allows students time to read, research, prepare responses to questions posed, and post responses and discuss the materials with students and faculty. The general format for each course is:
- one introductory module (1 week)
- three content modules (4 weeks each), of which:
- 2 weeks are allocated for reading assignments and research on the topic;
- 1 week is used for preparing materials for postings or papers; and
- 1 one is dedicated to responding to postings and submitting papers
- one summative module (two weeks)
Upon graduation, you will be equipped as an ongoing learner who can function in society as a professional. You will be prepared to strive for optimal client health by using your foundation of knowledge and sense of ethics to restore function and reduce and prevent dysfunction in clients by utilizing all roles, including education, administration, research, and consultation. You will value the importance of a life-long commitment to the profession and enriching the profession’s place in the health care system.
If you would like additional information please call the Graduate Admissions Office at (609) 626-3640 or email gradschool@stockton.edu.
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