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References

The following references are recommended for Clinical Educators. They may be accessed through the Experiential Educator or the Directors of Clinical Education; simply send an email request.

American Physical Therapy Association Board of Directors. Assessments in Physical Therapy Education, Guidelines and Self Assessments for Clinical Education. American Physical Therapy Association. Published June 13, 1993. Revised 2004. Accessed November 5, 2024.

American Physical Therapy Association. ABPTS Policy and Procedures Manual. May 2021 https://specialization.apta.org/about-abpts/abpts-policies-and-procedures

American Physical Therapy Association. Revised Clinical Performance Instruments: PT CPI v.3.0 and PTA CPI v.3.0. 2023 https://www.apta.org/contentassets/e84029ecef8d434ab1eef94e568e0a8b/paper-version-of-pt-cpi-and-pta-cpi.pdf

American Physical Therapy Association. Guide for Educators. 2023. https://www.apta.org/for-educators

American Physical Therapy Association Board of Directors. Best Practice for Physical Therapist Clinical Education, VA: American Physical Therapy Association; 2017.

Anderson DK, Irwin KE. Self-assessment of professionalism in physical therapy education. Work. 2013; 44: 275-281.

APTA. Clinical Education: An Anthology III; 2000

APTA. Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instruments: Validation Study: Technical Brief; No. 007. 2023

Buccieri KM, Schultze K, Dungey J, Kolodziej T, et al. Self-reported characteristics of physical therapy clinical instructors: a comparison to the American Physical Therapy Association's Guidelines and Self-Assessments for Clinical Education. J Phys Ther Educ, 2006; 20: 47-55

George D. Bridge program: An alternative education. Journal of Continuing Higher Education. 2012; 60 ( 2): 66-79

George D & Dutton L. Weekend PTA to DPT bridge program: An innovative educational alternative. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. June 2019; 33(2): 152-161

Gwyer J, Odom C, Gandy J. History of clinical education in physical therapy in the United States. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2003;17(3):34-43

Hall M, McFarlane L, Mulholland S. Positive clinical placements: Perspectives of students and clinical educators in rehabilitation medicine. Int JTher Rehabil. 2012; 19: 549-556

Housel N, Gandy J, Edmondson D. Clinical instructor credentialing and student assessment of clinical instructor effectiveness. J Phys Ther Educ. 2010; 24: 26-34

Jette DU, Bertoni A, Coots R, Johnson H, et al. Clinical Instructors’ Perceptions of Behaviors That Comprise Entry-Level Clinical Performance in Physical Therapist Students: A Qualitative Study. Phys Ther. 2007; 87: 833-843

Rapport MJ, Furze J, Martin K, Schreiber J, Dannemiller L, DiBiasio P, Moerchen VA. Essential Competencies in Entry-Level Pediatric Physical Therapy Education. Ped Phys Ther. 2014;26(1):7-18

Rindflesch A, Hoversten K, Patterson B, Thomas L, et al. Students' description of factors contributing to a meaningful clinical experience in entry-level physical therapist professional education. Work. 2013; 44: 265-274

Trela P. Reference Manual for Center Coordinators of Clinical Education. Clinical Education Special Interest Group, Alexandria, VA; 2002. Accessed August 29, 2011: http://www.apta.org/Educators/Clinical/EducatorDevelopment/

A Vision for Excellence in Physical Therapy Education: Culmination of the Work of the Education Leadership Partnership August 2021. Journal of Physical Therapy Education 35(Supplement 1):p 1-35, December 2021