Principles of Education & Motor Learning for Functional Mobility Training: Exam 1 Flashcards

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Education

Process of imparting info or skills and instructing by principle (precept), example, experience so that indiv’s do 3 things:

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  1. acquire knowledge
  2. master skills
  3. develop competence
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MYTH:

Ed. is an exercise handout

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TRUTH:

also discussion about disease, risk factors, health and wellness

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MYTH:

anyone can do pt edu.

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TRUTH:

rehab professionals do not often think of themselves as educators

*NOTE: PTAs cannot indep. engage in PT instruct.

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MYTH:

edu. is not a PT intervention

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TRUTH:

It IS and it is called pt/client related instruction

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MYTH:

Prof. edu. in the class, lab, and clinic are same

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TRUTH:

Edu. depends upon the environment and context

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Key ingredients of teaching:

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  1. arrange cond’s to bring about learning
  2. edu. process of instructing

*Instruction is the performance phase of teaching!!!*

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Good clinical teacher (PT)

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  • 3 major areas
    • deep understanding teaching topics
      • engage pt
    • know pts background
      • “walk in their shoes”
    • familiar w/ diff teaching approaches/techniques
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Indiv’s ability to organize and sequence info/readiness to learn based on….

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Experience

Intrinsic motivation is key to permanent learning***

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Meaningful tasks and info are easily learned

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active part. improves retention

problem-centered learning; relevant to life

environment/context affects learning

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Learning

what is it?

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capacity to behave in a given fashion, which results from practice or other forms of experience that causes an enduring change in behavior

its a process!!!

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Good Learners

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  • Comprehend ideas taught
  • transform info and beliefs into usable/applied knowledge
  • engage in active collab.
  • learning continues thru constant inquiry and reflection
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learning style

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HOW info is processed

3 bio-based perceptual modal’s

  1. Visual
  2. Auditory
  3. Kinesthetic
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Learning styles

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one style typ. dominant

may not always be same for some tasks

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PT in educating pts

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teachers first!!

  • be knowledgeable of pts
    • issues
    • perspective
    • concerns
    • barriers
    • values
    • learning styles
    • abilities
  • ID pts attitude and value toward exercise
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Important: understand characteristics of your pt that influence pt ed. and its success:

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  • memory
  • cognition
  • willingness to learn/change
  • motivation
  • fatigue
  • stress
  • understanding their situation
  • self-perception of degree of control
    • self-concept/esteem
    • sensitivity to failure
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Caregiver issues :

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PT assists BOTH pt and family in learning

family dynamics

eval caregivers knowledge of disease, tx, pts potential

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PT’s must ID what w/ pt

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  • understanding of current illness
  • learning style
  • barriers
  • consider motor learning
18
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Process assoc’d w/ practice OR experience that results in change in an indiv’s motor behavior

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Motor Learning

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Motor learning is the ability to move ________ to _______

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move in a particular way to accomplish a particular purpose

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Motor Learning focuses on:

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  • interaction w/ environment
  • new strategy development for performance of tasks
  • retaining and generalization of new skills
    • ​ex. transfer bed to chair THEN can transfer WC to toilet
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Motor Re-learning

explain…

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  • RE-intro of previously learned tasks
    • pts w/ NEW onset disability or loss of function
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3 stages of motor learning

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  1. Cognitive–WHAT to do?
  2. Associative–HOW to do it?
  3. Autonomous–How to do it WELL
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Motor learning stages:

Cognitive

WHAT to do?

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  • disorganized, lots of assist
  • control environment
  • HIGH degree rep. req’d
    • incd practice
    • pt verbalizes tasks
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Motor learning stages:

Associative

HOW to do it?

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  • more organized, consistent, less cues, some assist
  • dec amt trials
  • alter environment a bit
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Motor learning stages:

Autonomous

How to do it WELL

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  • coord’d mvmt, less cog. req’d to accomplish task, little assist, mvmt becomes automatic
  • highly variable environments
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Motor Learning Tips:

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  • activity specific and task oriented
    • meaningful
    • analyze components
      • practice part vs. whole
        • ​​esp greater deficits
      • auto mvmt comes from processing whole units of info
  • Problem solving enhances learning
    • active participation
  • allow mistakes
  • take adv. of biomechs/equipment….momentum!!!
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More Motor learning tips

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  • introduce tasks slowly
    • time to absorb skill/info
  • begin w/ most critical info first
  • feedback
  • encourage questions
  • consistent/to the point
  • pt/fam write stuff down
  • trial learning
  • End session w/ successful trial***
    • motivate to want to return==confidence builder
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DO NOT LABEL Pts ACCORDING TO DX

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Use first person/first name!!!

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Effective Verbal communication:

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  • check if hearing/visual aids
  • match voice to pt needs
  • term/lang pt understands
  • repeat key info back to you
  • keep lang. professional
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How to listen to Pt

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eye contact

focus

avoid other tasks during convo

allow time for resp.

summarize convo

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cognitive lims strategies?

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check ins

repetition

KISS

cueing

family involve.

pics

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Interpretation services tips

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  • LOOK @ pt, NOT interpreter
  • pause often
  • see if they have ???’s
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Strategies to make encounters more POSITIVE

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Active listener!!!

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Therapist self-assess Questions

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  • Have I planned an intro to instruction?
  • Am I certain that I know what needs to be taught and what my pt should be able to do as a result?
  • Did I present my info clearly and give pertinent examples?
  • Did I prevent or avoid an info overload for my pt?
  • Did my pt have enough time to practice?