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As the leader in women's health physical
therapy education for over ten years, the Section on Women’s Health (SoWH) continues
to set the standard for quality education and training with the
introduction of the Certificate of Achievement in Pelvic Physical
Therapy (CAPP) in 2006.
The SoWH is steadily moving towards
Specialization in Women’s
Health in conjunction with ABPTS. The CAPP is not intended to take
the place of residency and/or specialization in women’s health.
Specialization would come with professional recognition via appropriate
credentials (e.g Mary Smith, PT, WHCS). CAPP is not to be used
as an official title. Members of the Section on Women's Health
that are CAPP and tCAPP recipients will be listed on the SOWH Web
site
- In order to qualify for the
CAPP Certificate of Completion,
you must attend all scheduled hours of the course. Please plan
travel accordingly. For those not in the CAPP process, the Certificate
of Attendance will be modified if more than one hour of the course
is missed, and your Certificate will be mailed to you at a later
date.
- In order to apply for the
CAPP, you must supply two letters:
- Write a Letter of Intention to the SOWH. A Letter
of Intention serves to explain your reasons for seeking the CAPP
and to describe your current and past women’s health practice experience.
You may participate in the CAPP testing process during the courses
without writing a Letter of Intention, however the Letter of
Intention will be required in order for the SOWH to initiate
an application for the CAPP.
- You must also submit a letter of recommendation from a professional colleague that is familiar with your skills.
- Testing
for the CAPP will cost each participant a total of $50 per course.
To test for all three courses will cost a total of $150. This
fee includes the skills tests performed during the course, and
the written test which is taken after the completion of the course.
CAPP skills testing is done either in the evening after the course
on Friday and Saturday or in the morning before the course on
Saturday and Sunday (depending on your assigned time and the
number of participants wishing to test). Participants
who plan to test should be available from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Test
assignment times will be given before lunch on the first day.
This makes for a very long day.
We will do our best to give frequent breaks. Please plan
to arrive rested and take advantage of breaks.
- The
skills testing process is designed to promote success of those
being tested. You will work in groups of three. You will be allowed
to refer to your course manual during the skills testing. Most
participants find the skill checks helpful in pulling together
the day’s information. The skills tests are not intended
to create anxiety or to increase stress. The instructor’s
goal is to help you learn, and they will cue you if needed
- Skill
check: A single skill performed once for a tester and judged
to be satisfactorily or unsatisfactorily completed
- Satisfactory completion: Performed safely and professionally
and in a way that will be useful in clinical practice
- Unsatisfactory
completion: Performed in a way that is either unsafe or unprofessional. Participant
requires multiple corrects or verbal input to complete the
task or is unable to complete the task
- The
written test will be given out at the time of the course. It is an open book test and must
be completed within 4 weeks of the end of the course. The due
date will be announced during the course. If you do not return
the test by the due date, you may be required to re-apply for
the CAPP testing process in order to take the test again. The
test will be graded as “Pass”
if you score 70% or above, or “Fail” if you score
less than 70%. Payment for the CAPP testing must be received
by the SOWH in order for you to be notified of your result.
- All documentation for the CAPP program, including documentation of past courses for the tCAPP, Letters
of Intent, and Letters
of Recommendation should be mailed to the following address:
Section on Women's Health, APTA
1111 N Fairfax St
Alexandria, VA, 22314
General CAPP questions and answers - click
here
See Listing of CAPP Graduates - click here
CAPP
information for level 2 participants - click
here
CAPP information for level 3 participants - click
here
CAPP application - click
here
Transitional CAPP application - click
here
CAPP Case Reports - click
here
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