CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

In this course we:

1. Examine a variety of sex anomaly disorders with which a physical therapy patient may present as a comorbidity - to include Klinefelter's syndrome, XXYY syndrome, Turner syndrome, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS), Swyer syndrome, de la Chapelle syndrome and ambiguous genitalia.
2. Explore common medical interventions provided to patients with a variety of sex anomaly disorders and explore their implications on physical therapy.
3. Discuss strategies patients use to self-address a variety of sex anomaly disorders.
4. Examine a variety of mental illness disorders with which a physical therapy patient present as a comorbidity - to include disorders of adult personality and behavior, including organic disorders such as dementia; mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use; delusional disorder such as schizophrenia; mood disorders such as depression and bipolar affective; neurotic disorders such as anxiety and somatoform disorders (e.g., body dysmorphia); behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors such as eating disorders; disorders of adult personality and behavior such as gender identity disorders and disorders of sexual preference. 
5. Explore common medical interventions provided to patients with a variety of mental health disorders, including psychotropic medications and mental health therapy and their implications on physical therapy.
6. Discuss strategies patients use to self-address a variety of sex anomaly disorders and mental disorders.
7. Discuss how sex anomaly and mental illness comorbidities can impact a patient's ability to participate in, progress, and benefit from the physical therapy.