ATTENTION GRADUATES: Completion of this survey is critical as submitted surveys will be provided to the appropriate educational program for program improvement and accreditation outcomes reporting to the Committee on Accreditation for Educational Programs for Kinesiotherapy (CoA-KT) and CAAHEP. Thanks for your participation!

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Are you employed as a Kinesiotherapist?

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* 3. Place of Employment

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* 4. Name and email address of supervisor

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* 5. Primary job responsibility

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* 6. Current salary

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* 7. Length of employment at time of survey

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* 8. Graduated from

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* 9. KNOWLEDGE BASE (Cognitive Domain)
The Program helped me acquire:

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Knowledge of basic and clinical science appropriate to my level of education;
Knowledge of professional practice and ethical conduct;
Knowledge of interdisciplinary practice and cooperative programming;
Ability to interpret prescription for therapeutic exercise from referring parties;
Skills to prioritize and define the goals and objectives of a problem;
Oral communication skills needed to elicit information, negotiate, and present;
Writing skills appropriate to producing treatment reports, patient charting, and/or articles for publication

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* 10. APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE AND EDUCATION (Psychomotor Domain)
The Program prepared me to:

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Obtain medical history from client/caregiver;
Evaluate client fitness, including strength, endurance, power, and flexibility;
Evaluate client balance and mobility, including use of mobility aids;
Develop and implement appropriate therapeutic exercises to maximize client functional status;
Assess client progress toward goals and modify treatment programs as needed;
Develop and instruct client/caregiver in home exercise programs;

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* 11. BEHAVIORAL SKILLS (Affective Domain)
The Program prepared me to:

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Communicate effectively with clients, referring physicians, co-workers, supervisors and vendors;
Work cooperatively with others on team projects;
Elicit client/caregiver needs through written and verbal communication;
Seek client/caregiver feedback at each stage of treatment, and make modifications as needed;
Practice in a professional ethical manner;

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* 12. I am a member of the American Kinesiotherapy Association (AKTA);

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* 13. Have you taken the Registration exam to obtain status as a Registered Kinesiotherapist?

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* 14. Since graduation, I have given the following presentations:

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* 15. Since graduation, I have obtained additional credentials in the following specialty areas:

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* 16. OVERALL RATING

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Please rate and comment on the OVERALL quality of the education that you received in your accredited kinesiotherapy program:

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* 17. Based on your work experience, please identify two or three strengths of the program.

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* 18. Based on your work experience, please make two or three suggestions to further strengthen the program.

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* 19. What qualities/skills were expected of you upon employment that were not included in the program?

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* 20. Please provide comments and suggestions that would help better prepare future graduates.

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* 21. Additional comments:

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