"Adjunct Faculty"

•  Until Filled (EST)
•  Physical Therapy
•  Amherst, NY, USA
•  50 per hour
•  Hourly
•  Part Time

Daemen University is a dynamic, independent, liberal arts institution committed to excellence in student centered learning. The University places special emphasis on preparing students for excellence in professional life, civic engagement, and on instilling and understanding that learning is an exciting lifelong journey. Students are encouraged to be creative, innovative, ethically minded leaders for an ever-changing, diverse, and interconnected world.

The Mission of Daemen University is to prepare students for life and leadership in an increasingly diverse and complex world through the integration of education and professional preparation. Daemen University is going beyond instrumental needs to foster the development of individuals who are dedicated to the health and well-being of local and global communities.

Purpose of Role

This course is designed to offer the student two different types of learning opportunities. The first learning opportunity of this course consists of observations at identified local clinical facilities that provide care to children and adolescents with a variety of pediatric neuromuscular disorders. This observational experience is designed to afford the student the opportunity to become aware of a variety of pediatric practice settings and clinical diagnoses. The second learning opportunity of this course is designed to provide a patient care experience with an individual who is living with a pediatric onset, neuromuscular-based disorder of posture and movement. These experiences will occur in a small group in an on-campus clinic setting. These sessions are designed to afford the student the opportunity to begin to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom to clinical practice and to further develop effective patient-therapist communication skills with this specialized patient population. Students will synthesize knowledge already gained in classroom coursework with practical experience. Students will discuss and consider issues of individual differences in patient management, professional responsibilities, social/cultural diversity, and documentation of outcome measures, including examination findings, and ongoing intervention.

PT565 Clinical Exposure III

Required Qualifications

This course is the third in the series of five clinical exposures that are coordinated and mentored by academic faculty currently teaching in the specialty content in the campus-based didactic coursework, and adjunct faculty working in the specialty area. These brief, regular exposures to clinical practice will afford the student, while working in a small team (ranging from 2-5 students), the opportunity to observe and engage in the practice of pediatric physical therapy, further developing cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills acquired in lecture and laboratory experiences.

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