Physical Therapist Therapy
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Curriculum Vitae
Barbara J. Behrens
PTA, MS
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
August 1996 - present
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Rd. P.O Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690
Senior Instructor
: PTA Program July 1992-July 1996
Part Time
Faculty Member: PTA Program January 1992-July 1992Allegheny University of the Health Sciences,
Philadelphia PA (Hahnemann University)
Peer Review Consultant
January 1992-August 1992
Physical Therapy Review Services
Woodlyn, PA
Clinical Education Consultant
January 1992-PRN
Physio Technology Inc
.
Topeka, KS
Director of Clinical
Education January 1988-January 1991
Sales Representative
Current Therapeutics, Mendham NJ
Physical Therapist Assistant
October 1991-December 1991Mid-Shore Physical Therapy
Toms River, NJ
Adjunct Instructor, PTA Program September 1990-December 1991Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, PA
Regional Clinical Sales Director
November 1987-December 1988
Eastern Region (from 1982 on, a variety of positions were held)
Director of Clinical Education
February 1987-December 1988
Technical/Clinical Sales Representative
March 1986-February 1987Physio Technology Inc
., Topeka KS
Vice President
of Clinical Services May 1985-March 1986Pain Control Network, Jericho, NY
Clinical Consultant/ Director
May 1985-May 1987Pain Control Services, Austin TX
Clinical Consultant/Sales Representative
August 1982-May 1985Neuromed Inc
., Lake Bluff IL
(pre merger PTI)
Physical Therapist Assistant
August 1979-August 1982Delaware Valley PT Assoc
.
Trenton, NJ
EDUCATION:
Capella University
June 1998-January 2001
Minneapolis, MN MS Education, Professional Development: Adult Education
Rutgers University
January 1981-December 1986
New Brunswick, NJ BS Vocational Technical Education: Health Care
Union County College
September 1977-June 1979
Scotch Plains, NJ AAS Physical Therapist Assistant
Scholarships/Awards/Nominations
1977 Professional Women's Association Scholarship
1979 Henrietta E. Froehlick Award (Heart Association Scholarship)
1986 Marquis Who's Who of American Women
2000 Marquis Who s Who of American Business Women
2002 Marquis Who s Who of American Business Women
2005 Empire Who s Who of Buisness Professionals in Health Care
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:
CSM Reno NV, Focus on Carpal Tunnel, Section on Clinical Electrophysiology Tract, 2/95.
Pre-Conference Workshop CSM "PT/PTA Educating for Role Clarification and Practice in
Managed Care", Reno NV, 2/8/95.
Component Leadership Seminar, APTA, Alexandria VA, 4/23-25/95.
WCPT (World Congress of Physical Therapy), Washington DC, 6/95.
CSM (Combined Sections Meeting APTA), Atlanta GA, 2/96.
APTANJ Annual Conference, Cherry Hill NJ, 3/96.
National Center for Teaching Learning & Assessement, What Works II National Conference,
State College, PA, 6/20-23/96.
APTAnj Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 3/97.
NJEA Higher Education Conference, East Brunswick, NJ, 4/97
APTAnj Annual Conference, Alternative & Comptementary Therapies, East Brunswick, NJ,
3/98.
NJEA Higher Education Conference, East Brunswick, NJ, 4/98.
APTAnj Fall Educational Conference, East Windsor, NJ, 10/98.
APTAnj Annual Conference, 4/99.
APTAnj Fall Education Meeting, 10/99.
APTAnj Annual Conference, 3/00.
APTA Scientific Meeting & Exposition, Cincinatti, OH, 6/00.
APTAnj Fall Education Meeting, 10/00.
MCCC Faculty & Staff Continuing Education Seminar: Non-Verbal Communication, 3/01.
APTAnj Annual Conference, New Brunswick, NJ 3/01.
APTA Scientific Meeting & Exposition, Cincinnatti, OH 6/02.
APTAnj Annual Conference, West Windsor, NJ 3/03.
APTA Scientific Meeting & Exposition, Washington DC, 6/03.
APTAnj Fall
Conference, West Windsor, NJ 10/03.
APTAnj Annual Conference, West Windsor, NJ 3/04.
APTA Scientific Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, IL 6/04.
APTAnj Annual Conference, West Windsor, NJ 3/05.
APTAnj Fall
Conference, West Windsor, NJ 10/05.
FSBPT
New Board Member Training, Alexandria VA, 3/06.
APTA Scientific Meeing & Exposition, Orlando, FL 6/06.
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APTA Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA 10/06.
FSBPT Item Writer Workshop, Alexandria VA, 7/07.
FSBPT Standard Setting Workshop, Alexandria, VA, 8/07
.
Delaware Tech Stroke Conference, 8/07.
APTAnj Fall
Conference, West Windsor, NJ 10/07.
APTAnj Annual Conference, Wildwood, NJ 3/08.
APTAnj Annual Conference, Eatontown, NJ 3/09.
APTAnj Fall Conference, West Windsor, NJ 10/09.
APTA nj Annual Conference, West Windsor, NJ, 3/10.
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Textbooks
Behrens BJ, Michlovitz SL, Physical Agents: Theory & Practice for the Physical Therapist
Assistant, F.A. Davis Co., Philadelphia PA. 1996.
Behrens BJ, Physical Agents Laboratory Manual, F.A. Davis Co., Philadelphia PA. 1998.
Behrens BJ, Michlovitz SL, Physical Agents: Theory & Practice 2nd Edition, FA Davis Co,
Philadelphia PA 2006.
Behrens BJ, Laboratory Manual for Physical Agents 2nd Edition, FA Davis Co, Philadelphia
PA 2006.
Anatomical Wall Chart
Mannheimer JS, Behrens BJ, "Optimal Stimulation Sites for TENS Electrodes", Anatomical
Charts comparing acupuncture points, motor points, trigger points, peripheral cutaneous
and segmental levels of innervation. Copyright 1980
1982 "Ethical Implications of Physician Owned Physical Therapy Services", The Jersey
Jargon-APTANJ Newsletter 1982.
1982 "Pain and TENS" Independent Study for Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
1984 "Clinical TENS", over 400 charts and illustrations for this F.A.Davis Publication,
Jeffrey S. Mannhiemer, PT and Gerald Lampe, PT.
1999
-2000 quarterly articles in NJ Jargon and The Voice, publications of the APTAnj and
APTA national newsleter for physical therapist assistants.
1986 "The Effectiveness of TENS in the Hospice Setting", Topics Questions and Answers:
Physical Therapy Forum.
PROFESSIONAL LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
"The Role of the Physical Therapist Assistant", NJAPTA Central District Meeting 5/12/81.
"Electrotherapy Update: TENS", Sponsored by the NJAPTA Special Interest Group for PTA's,
7/19/81.
"Advanced Approach for TENS Techniques for Pain Management", "Biostimulation Effects of
Cold Laser", 9/11-12/82.
"Pain Management Techniques, An Overview", Sponsored by the New Hampshire Chapter of the
APTA, 4/30/83.
"Lasers in Physical Therapy Practice", Sponsored by the Western New York Chapter of the
APTA, 1/21/83.
"Therapeutic Modalities in Dentistry", University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey, New Jersey Dental School TMJ Residency Program, 1/83, 1/84.
"The Road to Success for Professional Women of the 1980's", Rutgers University, 10/25/85.
"The Clinical Approach to TENS", A Seminar for Anesthesiologists, Atlanta, GA, 8/27-
29/85.
"TENS in Chiropractic Practice", Missouri Chiropractic Association, St.Louis, MO,
12/8/85.
"Electrotherapy Update: New Techniques in Pain Management and Soft Tissue Injuries",
Sponsored by Union County College, 5/86.
"Interferential Therapy, Pain Management and Ultrasound",Sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Chiropractic Society, Philadelphia PA, 12/87, 12/88, 1-4/89,90.
"Biomechanics and Therapeutic Exercise Equipment", Sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Chiropractic Society, Philadelphia PA, 8/91.
"Electrotherapy in Orthopedic Practice", Sponsored by the NE NJ Orthopedic Study Group,
Jersey City NJ, 10-11/91.
"Electrotherapy and Ultrasound Update" International Association of Physcial Therapy
Seminar, Phoenix AZ, 2/28-3/1/92.
"Electrotherapy and Ultrasound Update" IAPT Seminar, Framingham MA, 3/31-4/1/92.
"Thermal Agents for the Physical Therapist Assistant", Pennsylvania Physical Therapy
Assoc. Spring Seminar, Harrisburg, PA. April 30-May 2, 1992.
"Clinical Decision-Making Strategies for the Physical Therapist Assistant",Reading Rehab
Hospital Continuing Education Series, Reading PA, October 16, 1992.
Lab Instructor for "Electrotherapy and Ultrasound Update" Seminars, presented by the
International Academy of Physio Therapeutics, Topeka Kansas.
Kansas City KS, Phoenix AZ, Santa Fe NM, Ft. Lauderdale FL,
Framingham MA, Harrisburg PA.
"PTA's and CI's, How to Survive and Thrive Together", San Juan College Physical Therapist
Assistant Program, Farmington, New Mexico; October 9-10, 1993.
"Ultra Effective Ultrasound, Biophysics of Therapeutic Ultrasound", Physical Therapy
Lecture Series, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington MA; November 17, 1993.
Invited Speaker, Pre Congress Instructional Course CPA/APTA, Toronto, "Clinical Decision
Making in the Utilization of Physical Agents for the Treatment of Wounds", June 3, 1994.
"Electrotherapy and Physical Agent Update", Concord Hospital Seminar, Concord, NH, June
17, 1994.
"International Networking for the Physical Therapist Assistant" Special Interest Group
Meeting at the WCPT, Washington DC. 6/27/95.
Vice Chairman
for Scientific Presentations on Physical Agents at the WCPT, Washington DC,
6/28/95
.
3rd International Symposium on Electrophysiology/Electrotherapy for Academicians and
Clinicians, Milwaukee WI, 7/95.
Curriculum Content Guidelines for Physical Agents and Electrotherapeutic Modalities,
Panel Presenter. Reno NV 2/95, Washington, DC 6/95, Atlanta, GA 2/96.
Helpful teaching behaviors: A workshop for Clinical Instructors, Union County College,
Plainfield NJ, 6/27/96.
Electrotherapy: How to get the most out of it in Today s Clinical Practice, APTAnj 3/97
Ultra-effective Ultrasound in Physical Therapy, APTAnj, 6/97
Physical Agents for Practicing Clinicians in Physical and Occupational Therapies, 8/97 a
six week course.West Windsor, NJ
Electrotherapy for Practicing Clinicians in Physical and Occupational Therapies, 9/97 a
six week course.West Windsor, NJ.
Practical Applications for Electrical Stimulation in Today s Clinical Practice, CSM 2/98,
Boston, MA.
Physical Agents in Today s Clinical Practice, 7/98, Camden NJ.
Electrotherapy for Today s Practicing Clinicians, 8/98, Camden, NJ.
Physical Agent Update for Practicing Clinicians in Homecare, 8/04, Robbinsville NJ.
Effective Application of Electrotherapy, 8/16/06, Santa Fe, NM.
UltraEffecteived Ultrasound, 8/17/06,
Santa Fe, NM.
PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCES
Spokesperson for Physical Therapist Assistants: "Physical Therapists in Health Care", a
live Television interview with CBS Affiliate WIBW-TV Topeka, KS 5:00 News, Physical
Therapy Week, June 25, 1987.
Feature Interview: "PT Magazine", Professional Development Issue, May 1994.
Keynote Speaker for Union College PTA Program 20th Anniversary Celebration, 6/95.
Invited Speaker, APTAnj Student Conclave 98, Newark, NJ.
10/98
Invited speaker Effective Electrical Stimulation Techniques APTA Scientific Meeting &
Exposition,
Cincinnatti, OH June 2002.
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR/GUEST LECTURER
1982 Hahnemann University PT Program, Philadelphia, PA, "Pain Management and the
Neuroprobe".
1982
-91 Union County College PTA Program, Scotch Plains, NJ,"Electrotherapy and Pain
Management
".
1982
-1983Fairleigh Dickenson University PTA Program, Montclaire, NJ,"Pain Management and
Electroacupuncture".
3/83 Daemen College PT Program, Buffalo, NY, "Cold Lasers in Physical Therapy Practice".
2/83 New York University PT Program, New York, NY, "Lasers in Physical Medicine".
3/83 Ithaca College PT Program, Ithaca NY, "Cold Lasers in Physical Medicine".
4/83 Simmons College PT Program, Boston, MA, "Lasers in PhysicalTherapy".
4/83 Boston University PT Program, Boston, MA, "Russian Technique in Electrical
Stimulation for Muscle Strengthening".
3/84 University of Connecticut PT Program, Storrs, CT, "Lasers in Physical Therapy
Practice".
3/87
New York Chiropractic College, Greenvale, NY, "Interferential Current Therapy".
11/87 Washburn University PTA Program, Topeka KS, "TENS for Pain Management".
1/89 Kean/UMDNJ PT Program, Newark NJ, "Interferential Current Therapy",
"Electroacupuncture and Pain Management", "Therapeutic Ultrasound".
5/89 University of Delaware PT Program, Newark DE, "Electroacupuncture", "Microcurrent
Electrical Stimulation", "Cold Lasers in Physical Medicine".
7/89 Pennsylvania College of Pharmacy and Science PT Program, Philadelphia
PA,"Interferential Current Therapy".
10/89 University of Pittsburgh PT Program, Pittsburgh PA, "1+3 MHzUltrasound".
10/89 Slippery Rock University PT Program, Slippery Rock PA,"Interferential Current
Therapy and Medium Frequency Electrical Stimulation Techniques".
8/90
West Chester University ATC Program, West Chester PA,"Interferential Current Therapy
Techniques".
10/89 Beaver College Physical Therapy Program, Glenside PA,"Fluidotherapy", "Therapeutic
1+3 MHz Ultrasound"
11/89-91 Union County College, PTA Program,Scotch Plains NJ,"TENS for Pain Management",
"Interferential Current Therapy"
11/89 Temple University, PT Program, Philadelphia, PA,"Electro-acupuncture",
"Microcurrent Electrical Stimulation Techniques"
11/90 Beaver College Physical Therapy Program, Glenside, PA, "Microcurrent Electrical
Stimulation Techniques"
3/89-90 Thomas Jefferson University, PT Program, Philadelphia, PA, "Fluidotherapy", "1+3
MHz Ultrasound", "Interferential Current Therapy", "Electro-acupuncture Techniques"
4/90 Harcum Junior College PTA Program, Bryn Mawr, PA, "Fluidotherapy", "1+3 MHz
Ultrasound"
5/89-91 Hahnemann University, PT Program, Philadelphia, PA,"Hyperstimulation Analgesia",
"Cold Lasers in Physical Medicine"
3/92 Hahnemann University, PT Program, Philadelphia, PA "Physical Therapist Assistants in
Physical Therapy Practice"
4/92 Temple University, PT Program, Philadelphia, PA "The Role of The PTA as a Physical
Therapy Professional"
4/92 Hahnemann University MPT Program, Philadelphia, PA,"Electroacupuncture,
Hyperstimulation Analgesia and Microcurrent Electrical Nerve Stimulation"
11/92 Hahnemann University MPT Program, Philadelphia, PA, "Therapeutic Cold Lasers in
Physical Medicine"
11/93 Hahnemann University MPT Program, Philadelphia, PA, "Therapeutic Cold Lasers in
Physical Therapy Practice"
1/94 Hahnemann University MPT Program, Philadelphia, PA,"Hyperstimulation Analgesia"
9/94 MCP & Hahnemann Unversity, MPT Program, Philadelphia PA, "Therapeutic Cold Lasers in
Physical Therapy"
10/94 San Juan College PTA Program, Farmington New Mexico,"Electrical Stimulation for
Pain Relief"
1/95 MCP & Hahnemann University, MPT Program, Philadelphia PA, "Hyperstimulation
Analgesia"
1990
- 1996 Course Director for 2-4 credit PTAP Laboratory Courses:
Physical Agents & Therapeutic Modalities
PTA Techniques
1996 Curriculum Development PTA Program MCCC
1997- present Primary Instructor: All didactic courses of the MCCC PTA program
2008 The Role of the PTA, 6/08, UMDNJ Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Stratford, NJ
2009
Delegation & Supervisoin of the PTA, 6/09, UMDNJ: Doctoral Program in Physical
Therapy, Stratford, NJ
2010
The PT/PTA team and PT Aides, How does it work 6/10, UMDNJ: Doctoral Program in
Physical Therapy, Stratford
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
New Jersey: Licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant License # 40QB 00015400
Pennsylvania: Registered as a Physical Therapist Assistant (inactive)
Kansas: Certified as a Registered Physical Therapist Assistant (inactive)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Physical Therapy Association
Section on Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Care
Section on Education
New Jersey Chapter of APTA
New Jersey Education Association (NEA)
Higher Educucation Division
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Program Chair for the Electrophysiology Section of the American Physical Therapy
Association 2/93-95
Member of the Editorial Advisory Group for "PT Magazine" published for members of the
American Physical Therapy Association 11/92-00.
Task Force Member: "Curriculum Content Guidelines for Physical Agents and Therapeutic
Modalities", Guidelines were presented at CSM Reno Nevada in February 1996, and were
distributed via mail to all Physical Therapy Educational Programs.
Education Division of APTA, Member Consultant: "Coalitions for Consensus", Task force
working toward the establishment of a Normative Model for Physical Therapist Professional
Education. 4/94, 6/94.
Education Division of APTA, Member Consultant: Consensus Conference on the Role of the
Physical Therapist Assistant
. 10/12-15/95.
APTAnj Task Force: Direct Access 2000. 5/96-2/03 Modernization of the NJ Physical Therapy
Practice Act
Education Division of APTA, Member Consultant: Consensus Conference, Establishing a Model
for PTA Education, 10/97.
MCCC Strategic Planning Committee,
1997
-2000
.
MCCC ADA Committee, 1998-2000
.
MCCC Academic Standards Committee, 1998-2003
.
APTA NJ Representative
to the National Assembly of Physical Therapist Assistants2000-
2005
MCCC Strategic Planning Committee for Conference Center at Mercer, center for
continuing education and community development 2000-2003.
MCCC Human Resource Committee
2003-2007.
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Pass Point Study, 8/03.
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Item Writer Reviewer Committee
3/04-6/04,
6/07
-8/07.
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Standard Setting Task Force 7/08
Appointed member NJ State board of Physical Therapy Examiners,
6/04-present
MCCC DREAM Program Advisory Board Member,
10/2005
-present
.
MCCC Curriculum Committee, 2006-present
.
Other Accomplishements:
Virtual Campus Resource-person
for MCCC 2002-present
leading and co-leading orientations for online students
developing online courses
assisting faculty in the development in online courses using WebCT
assisting with the uploading, backing-up and managing technical aspects of WebCT
(
2002-
2007
)
Faculty Liaison
for Virtual College
Presentations related to Distance Education
Co-presenter with Debbie Kell for League for Innivation in the Community College Fun &
Games for Online Orientation March 2006 Atlanta, GA.
Co-presenter with Debbie Kell for ITC E-Learning Conference, Orientation for Online
Students: Fun & Games that Work February 2007, Albuquerque NM.
Co-presenter with Debbie Kell for the Sloan C E-Learning Conference, Orientation for
Online Students: Fun & Games that Work October 2008, Orlando, FL.
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