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Thank you for registering for the Your Patient and Disability: How Context and Attitudes About Disability Affects Physical Therapy Outcomes course.  To watch the video, please click on the link that is located underneath the blue header.

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Presentation Summary:  
Physical therapists work with people with various disabilities at all stages of life. Their intent is to increase function and mobility to participate in meaningful life activities that often revolve around inclusion in society. Physical therapists are often the clinician that provides comfort and understanding to patients and family members; therefore, their beliefs and attitudes can impact patient care and outcomes. Previous research indicates clinicians’ attitudes towards people with disabilities can affect access to care and treatment outcomes. Research has also shown that change from student status to professional status may change attitudes as well. The nature of that change may be dependent on multiple factors like contact with people with disabilities. Physical therapists have contact with people with disabilities in various contexts; as a clinical provider, family member, and/or friend. The nature of contact may very well affect those attitudes. This session will focus on exploring topics that have emerged from the field of disability studies; such as disability identity and disability orientation models. Also, relevant research that revolves around clinicians’ attitudes towards disability, identifying factors that may influence those attitudes, and examining how contact with people with disabilities can promote favorable attitudes towards people with disabilities. Physical therapists have the power to shift the paradigm of thinking and the language used in terms of disability, by adopting and modeling more inclusive practices. To start this shift, physical therapists can be aware of disability in social contexts to achieve, promote, and advocate for inclusion of their patients.

Abstract:  
This session will focus on exploring topics that have emerged out of the field of disability studies such as disability identity, disability orientation models. Also, research that revolves around clinicians’ attitudes towards disability and potential factors that may influence those attitudes will be discussed. This session will include case studies and will incorporate discussion to expand physical therapists’ knowledge of disability studies and relevant research, which will provide an opportunity to demonstrate understanding of the disseminated information.

This training opportunity meets cultural competence continuing education criteria established by the Advisory Committee described in OAR 943-090-000 through 943-090-0020.

This training opportunity is approved by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to train: Physical Therapists.