Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences

FEINBERG School OF MEDICINE

Northwestern University

645 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100

Chicago, IL 60611

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IV

REFLECTION

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Complete the information below.
  2. Use this form to describe your performance throughout Clinical Experience IV. Complete the written reflection before your final evaluation.

a.Specifically describe how you have achieved each of the listed criteria.

  1. Provide depth of reflection, analysis, and specificity in all sections.

3. Return the completed form to the Directors of Clinical Education with your Clinical Performance Instrument and Physical Therapy Student Evaluation: Clinical Experience and Clinical Instruction Form. You are responsible for the receipt of all documents at the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences; therefore, we recommend either hand delivery or a method that will guarantee delivery by the due date.

Student: ______

Clinical Facility:______

1.Provide two examples that illustrate your ability to perform competent physical therapy examinations, evaluations, and/or interventions for patients with complex or unfamiliar conditions. Explain how you:

Demonstrated effective clinical decision-making

Applied knowledge and experience to difficult situations

Conducted all aspects of the physical therapy process safely, effectively, and efficiently.

Requested assistance appropriately

Please avoid use of abbreviations in your reflections. If used, make sure to write out in full the first time and abbreviate thereafter.

Comments:

2. Provide an example of a time when you demonstrated one of the following roles of a physical therapist.

  • Clinician, focusing on prevention or promotion of health, wellness, and fitness rather than on provision of interventions.
  • Clinician, focusing on identifying and dealing with risk factors and behaviors that may impede optimal functioning.
  • Consultant, rendering professional or expert opinion or advice to patients or clients (such as referring practitioners, other health care practitioners, employers, businesses, schools, environmental assessments, safety and risk reduction programs).
  • Educator, imparting knowledge and skills for individuals other than patients; education in addition to an inservice presented to therapy staff.
  • Administrator, effectively managing resources for patient/client management or for organizational operations.

Comments:

3.Provide two examples of making effective, patient-centered clinical decisions. Describe how you integrated information from professional literature, experience of clinicians, and patient values to make effective decisions. Responses must include references from professional literature.When referencing the literature, include the entire literature citation, and explain how the reference applies to a specific patient. Explain how you:

Actively used evidence (professional literature, experience of clinicians, and patient values;i.e., all three pillars of evidence-based practice) to make clinical decisions.

Evaluated current physical therapy research and applied to clinical practice.

Incorporated information from multiple sources to make clinical decisions.

Comments:

4.Describe the project that you completed to contribute to the operations of the facility. Explain how you met the following expectations in your responses:

Identified feasible projects to further enhance physical therapy department operations

Selected manageable project(s)

Developed a plan for department or patient care improvement project

Identified realistic resources/personnel necessary to complete project

Developed realistic time frame for project

Effectively implemented plan for project

Managed patient caseload & patient responsibilities concurrent with project

Modified project as needed to achieve outcome goal

Completed project with applicable information

Provided written product (e.g. statistical report, patient education material, etc.)

If project not completed secondary to time constraints, provided project portfolio to allow for effortless transition to another physical therapist to continue project

Comments:

5.Describe how you have grown professionally since your enrollment in the Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences. Include a description of how your view of the PT profession and your role as a physical therapist has changed.

s: clinical education: CE IV reflective portfolio