Description
This 60-minute recorded conference call will review the topics included in the Professional expectations component of the WCS exam. Resources on how to study and ten practice questions will also be reviewed with comments and answers. There are three main sections covered by the test: knowledge areas (mostly basic science), Patient management (the largest category of assessment and treatment), AND Professional Practice Expectations. This third section is covered in about 25% of the test questions. Don’t let this section surprise you.
Price: $38
Resources included in this course:
- APTA Standards of practice
- APTA Guide for professional conduct
- Pelvic Academy: Position Statement on Internal Physical Therapy Pelvic Examinations and Interventions
- Pelvic Academy: positions statement on PTA education
- Research terminology study guide
- Pelvic therapy outcomes measures
Example
Acceptable reliability (reliability coefficients):
1 = measurement has no error
> .90 is desired
> .75 = good
.50-.75 = moderate
< .50 = poor
0 = all measurement variability is error
Interrater/tester reliability: the consistency of measurements when more than one rater takes the measurements, indicates agreement of measurement taken by different examiners
Intrarater/tester reliability: the consistency of measurement when one rater takes repeated measurements in time; indicates the agreement of measurement taken over time
Test-retest reliability: the consistency of repeated measurements in time; indicates stability (reliability) over time
