PHYT 600 - Physical Therapy as a Profession

Instructors

Joseph A. Lucca, PT, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Therapy
313 McKinly Lab
Newark, DE 19716

 
 
Guest Speakers

Required Text (top)

none

 

Course Assignments & Evaluations (top)

1. Class participation and attendance  30%
2. Three reaction papers due 50%
3. Attendance at 3 DPTA meetings / 2 1/2 years.
    Verify attendance with wallet cards you receive
20%
  100%

Please make yourself familiar with the enclosed code of ethics. According to the PT Departments Student Handbook, faculty and students are bound to adhere to the Code of Ethics of the APTA

Other (top)

Long-Term Assignment
General Reflection/Reaction Papers

A reflection/reaction paper is just what its name suggests—a paper explaining your reaction (personal and/or professional )or reappraisal to information, a clinical event, a course, an idea, Medicare policy, APTA positions, etc. It may be like a review, because your reaction may involve judgment or evaluation; it may be like an analysis, because your reaction may focus on a particular policy, outcome, opinion (yours or someone else’s), or clinical technique. It is also like a journal entry, in that it presents a personal reaction rather than an attempt to provide either definitive judgments or detailed analysis. It differs from a journal entry, though, in that it is a more formal essay, prepared for another reader. Reflection/reaction papers provide a mechanism to explore ideas that are not necessarily covered in class and/or that you may be hesitant to assert verbally

Some questions you might ponder when determining what to write about include (but are limited to) the following:

  • What have you encountered that is interesting?
  • What new things have you learned?
  • How has your experiences affected preconceptions or misconceptions you brought with you into PT school...
  • How does your learning affect your view of the program, the profession, and/or the world, especially in terms of the stated objectives in this course
  • Will, what you have learned or experienced, change your behavior in the future?

Most significantly, reflection/reaction papers allow you to engage in the process of experiencing the harmony or dissonance between your original perspectives and the those gathered from your studies and life experiences. It is hoped that the reflection papers will assist you in articulating this experience

Like any good essay, each reflection/reaction paper should develop one primary idea or perception, support it with specific evidence, and present both ideas and evidence in clear language and a logical order.

An acceptable reaction papers will include the following:
    a. Identification of topic        d. Appropriateness
    b. Development of idea        e. Originality
    c. Organization/clarity