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Excellence in Team Leadership

EMPOWERING THE ACADEMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY LEADERSHIP TEAM
Course Description
Many internal and external pressures faced by Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) & Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program leaders compel all members of the team to act together to contribute purposefully to their collective goals and vision; yet too often traditional academic cultures under-emphasize or superficially encourage teamwork leading to siloed work that lacks the richness of deliverables produced collaboratively.

This course will focus on:
  • Development of personal and shared leadership to achieve high performing faculty teams
  • Creating collegial cultures within shared governance of DPT & PTA academic enterprises
  • Building effective stewardship of the DPT & PTA curriculum
  • Integration of academic administration that drives system efficiencies to enable more time and attention to lead people toward a common vision
Through a hybrid delivery format (synchronous, asynchronous and in-person learning) delivered by expert instructors who also serve as team mentors, the course will focus on the application of content that culminates with a leadership team action plan implementation project intended to drive the home your institution’s progress toward excellence in accordance with the ACAPT Excellence Framework.
Contact Hours
28 Hours
Learning Objectives
  • Develop personal leadership competencies, leadership adaptability and team performance to build cultures of innovation and empowerment within an academic shared governance model.
  • Integrate strategies to establish a collegial culture that strives for excellence within your academic enterprise.
  • Apply effective shared leadership that integrates stewardship of best practices in educational delivery and assessment across the continuum of learning of DPT & PTA students.
  • Build administration competencies to ensure systems and processes within your academic enterprise uses data to drive decision making that fosters achievements within the ACAPT Excellence Framework.
  • Develop a leadership team action plan that applies knowledge, skills, and abilities gained within this course to promote advancement of your academic enterprise.
INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Lisa Donegan Shoaf
PT, DPT, PhD
ldshoaf@gmail.com
Dr. Shoaf has been a PT for 42 years, 31 of that in Higher Education at both a large public, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and small private institution, Mary Baldwin University (MBU), as the Director of Clinical Education, then a PT Program Director, and finally the Dean of the College of Health Sciences at MBU. She is a 2014 fellow of the Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership (formerly ELI). She has been active in the PT profession at the state and national level as a delegate for Virginia, state officer, licensing board member, and served on several committees and task forces.
Dr. Jennifer E. Green-Wilson
PT, MBA, Ed.D. jgreenwilson@brockport.edu
Dr. Green-Wilson completed her BSc degree in physical therapy from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1984, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1997, and an EdD in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher University in 2011. Dr. Green-Wilson is an Associate Professor in the Healthcare Administration (HCA) program at SUNY Brockport. Dr. Green-Wilson, as a PT educator, content expert and principal of the Institute for Business Literacy and Leadership, engages with several Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs across the country to strengthen the development of leadership, teamwork, practice management, and business literacy at entry-level and in contemporary practice.
Dr. David Morris
PT, PhD, FAPTA morrisd@uab.edu
Dr. Morris received a BS degree in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983, a MS in Physical Therapy Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 1990 and a PhD in Health Education and Promotion, also from UAB, in 2004. He is also a Credentialed Fellowship Graduate from the APTA Education Leadership Institute Fellowship and a graduate of the National Inclusive Excellence Leadership Academy program. Dr. Morris is currently Professor and Chair of the UAB Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where, since 1991, he has been a full-time faculty member.
Dr. Barbara A. Tschoepe
PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA batschoepe@gmail.com
Dr. Tschoepe received her BS degree in physical therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 1977 and her PhD in Higher Education Leadership and Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1989 with an emphasis on curriculum and assessment and a cognate in Kinesiology. She is an academic leader that has been recognized with numerous awards, most notably as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow (FAPTA). She holds the honor of Dean Emerita from Regis University School of Physical Therapy and currently is an Education Consultant for numerous Universities throughout the US. As the immediate past president of The Physical Therapy Learning Institute (PTLI), a past Board Member of ACAPT, the ACAPT Leadership Academy and a member of Engagement Survey task force, she continues to share her passion for personal and shared leadership development. Dr. Tschoepe is a CAPTE on-site team leader, a consultant for international accreditation and teaches in health care leadership development. Herresearch agenda explores integration of leadership development for all physical therapists across their career continuum.
ACAPT would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Stephanie Kelly, Amy Heath, Judi Schack-Dugre, and Julia Chevan for developing the initial team-based concept and to instructors Lisa Shoaf, Jennifer Wilson-Green, Dave Morris, and Barbara Tschoepe for the development of the course. Their time, expertise, and passion highlight the collaborative excellence that drives physical therapy education.
Copyright notice: The Empowering the Academic Physical Therapy Leadership Team Towards Excellence learning course, including all text, graphics, audio, video, and other materials provided therein, is owned by the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT). No part of the course materials may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of ACAPT. Participants in the course are granted access to the materials solely for their personal learning purposes. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of the materials, whether in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. For permissions requests or further inquiries, please contact ACAPT at events@acapt.org.
Refunds/Cancellations: Full refunds, minus a $50 administrative charge, are available until March 24. Half of the registration fee will be refunded until April 12. No refunds will be issued after April 12.
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