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2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog
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PTHP 8020 - Leading in Physical Therapy (1 Credit Hour)

Provides students with the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and competency related to professional leadership and development. This course is structured to introduce the student to advocacy for the profession and the healthcare needs of society. Students explore contemporary issues that impact professional practice as well as patient/client rights and appropriate supervision/delegation of components of a patient/client’s plan of care based on jurisdictional law, practice guidelines, and practitioner competence.  It is expected that the knowledge and skills gained in this course will be applied to all healthcare practice settings.

Prerequisite(s): CAHS 7500  >= C and CAHS 7550  >=C and PTHP 7105  >=B and PTHP 7110  >=B;PTHP 7115  >=B and PTHP 7120  >=B and PTHP 7125  = S and PTHP 7200  >=B and PTHP 7205  >=B and PTHP 7210  >=B and PTHP 7215  >=B and PTHP 7220  = S and PTHP 7300  >=B and PTHP 7305  >= B and PTHP 7310  >=B and PTHP 7315  >=B and PTHP 7320  = S
Lecture Hours: 1
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to two times.
Grade Mode: N- Normal (A, B, C, D, F)

College Restrictions: 01 College of Allied Health Sciences Major Restrictions: PTHP- Physical Therapy Student Class Restrictions: Graduate Course Level Restrictions: GS Graduate Department Restrictions: Allied Health: Dept. of Physical Therapy Degree Restrictions: DPT- Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Restrictions: Doctor of Physical Therapy Campus Restrictions: M- Main Campus
Schedule Type (Primary): 11- Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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