PT 8340 - Evidence-Based Practice for Early Childhood Intervention

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: entry in to the PT, OT or SLP program or special permission from the course instructor.
Description
This course is designed to prepare the student to use techniques associated with evidence-based practices for young children (age birth to 3) with disabilities. Students will learn to develop clinical questions, develop search strategies to access best available evidence, begin to analyze selected literature, and utilize information to facilitate clinical decision making. Students will explore the impact of evidence-based practice on early intervention, such as the implementation of evidence-based practices for young children through a telehealth platform and identify the gap of current evidence on early intervention. L