Illinois Physical Therapy 30 Hour Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
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Components of Ethics for Physical Therapy Professionals 3
Course Release Date: 10/7/2024
Course Overview
Ethical behavior is a fundamental component of all healthcare professions, regardless of where or how they practice. The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals a broad overview on the study of ethical behavior and action as it is applied to practice, education, and research. The course will define terms used in discussing ethics, describe general principles and values of ethics and standards of conduct, and explain a decision-making process for analyzing ethical issues and potential disciplinary actions or sanctions that might occur if unethical behavior is determined by professional and/or credentialing organizations. Case studies are included throughout to stimulate reflection and direct application to practice examples. This course is the 3-hour extended version of “Components of Ethics for Healthcare Professionals” that includes specific policies from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) outlining standards for ethics and professionalism for physical therapy professionals.
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Cultural Competency and Healthcare 1
Course release date: 1/6/2025
Course Overview
Understanding and accepting diversity is an important imperative for all healthcare professionals. Being culturally competent enables professionals to have insight, recognition, empathy, and compassion for the different cultures, ethnicities, religions, generations, and physical abilities that shape our lives, perspectives, beliefs, and ability to trust. This one-hour course provides a detailed overview of elements of cultural competency and the impact it will have on the ability to communicate, understand, and treat. Learners will be able to discern how the three domains of cultural competency, which include affective, cognitive, and behavioral, play into all aspects of healthcare. Developing an awareness of cultural competency is necessary to collectively address health inequities and ensure that all people have access to quality care and best outcomes. -
Evidence-Based Implicit Bias Implications for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals 1
Course release date: 12/23/2021
About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to provide a historical context of race and racism and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The development of implicit bias will be discussed along with research demonstrating the impact of implicit bias on the clinical encounter. Recommendations for mitigating implicit bias are offered. -
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Illinois Professionals, 2nd edition 1
Release Date: 7/10/2023
About the courseThis basic-level course will help Illinois Healthcare professionals identify sexual harassment in the workplace, prevent it, and take appropriate action if it occurs.
- The Aging Patient with Dementia: Using an Interdisciplinary Team Approach 1 Interdisciplinary teams focus on the big picture of patient care, facilitating a shared purpose and focus on quality. This session will discuss an interdisciplinary approach to working with patients who have dementia. Models of disability, team building, and examples of staff education will be reviewed. Participants will leave the course with strategies they can immediately implement in their work environments.
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Effective Evaluation and Treatment of Common Orthopedic Upper Extremity Diagnoses 4
Course release date: 1/6/2025
Course Overview
This course is intended for all healthcare professionals who care for patients of various ages with orthopedic needs resulting from injury, surgery, abnormal development, and any other cause of abnormal use or movement of the upper extremities. This can result in decreased function and independence secondary to lack of normal movement patterns of the upper extremities. This course is also for healthcare professionals seeking knowledge regarding evaluation and treatment methods for the most common orthopedic conditions affecting the shoulder, elbow, hand, and fingers. Various effective evaluations and interventions will be shared to assist healthcare professionals with current and future patients to enhance independence for all areas of occupation including play, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and more.
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Resistance Training for Different Populations 4
Course release date: 4/07/2025
Course Overview
Resistance training programming is different for different populations; however, resistance training is often addressed as a specific program or routine without taking individual variability into account. The way the five key programming variables are used should differ depending upon the individual, fitness level, age, goals, and abilities. This course takes contemporary resistance training research for four distinct populations and shows the learner how to design safe and effective workouts for people with obesity, active aging , women over age 40, and athletes. By contrasting how resistance training is programmed for these different populations, learners are shown how to build safe and effective routines for each. -
Treatment and Prevention of ACL Injury: An Evidence-Based Approach 4
Course release date: 7/7/2025
Course Overview
This course is intended for healthcare professionals who evaluate and treat clients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The course discusses the mechanism of injury and risk factors of an ACL rupture and the subsequent surgical and rehabilitation approaches for a safe return to sport. The course utilizes evidence-based practice for optimal ACL rehabilitation in order to reduce the risk of re-injury following surgery and rehabilitation. Additionally, the course evaluates existing prevention strategies to minimize the athlete’s risk of an ACL injury. -
Unlocking the Shoulder: A Guide to Examination and Rehabilitation 5
Course release date: 8/21/2025
Course Overview
This evidence-based program bridges the gap between diagnosis and treatment by exploring the complex biomechanics of the shoulder through the kinetic link model. Participants will learn advanced assessment techniques, manual therapy approaches, and therapeutic exercise interventions for common shoulder conditions, including rotator cuff pathologies, adhesive capsulitis, and postsurgical rehabilitation for shoulder arthroplasty. The course emphasizes the importance of regional interdependence, fascial connections, and core stability in shoulder rehabilitation, providing clinicians with practical skills to optimize patient outcomes and restore functional movement patterns. -
Vestibular Rehab for Non-Dizzy Patients 6
Course release date: 4/7/2025
Course Overview
Balance dysfunction is one of the leading causes of functional limitation and even disability among elderly patients. And when working to improve a patient's balance, the vestibular system is often overlooked; which is regrettable as a large portion of our balance is derived from this system.
This course focuses on adding specific vestibular assessment and training tools to a therapist’s skills to further maximize a patient’s reduced fall risk and overall functional independence.