Physical Therapy Vision Statement

Scott Balisle
Mr. Turner
GEP
November 5, 2014 A physical therapist is something that I’ve always had an interest in, since I was in High school. I was first introduced to the career when I was a freshman in high school and ever since then I’ve always thought of that as something I want to do. The vision statement for the Physical therapy profession is “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” A physical therapist has to diagnose and treat individuals of all ages that have medical problems that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their lives. They examine each individual and they develop a plan for the patient to promote the ability to move. They also work on helping reduce
Most full-time physical therapists work a 40 hour week each week and depending on the therapist they also work evenings and weekends. The position is physically demanding sometimes as well. PTs often have to stoop, crouch, kneel, and stand for long periods of time. In addition they also have to be prepared to help lift the patients or help them walk, stand or turn. The education requirements for this career are not too extreme compared to some other jobs so that is another thing that interests me in regards to this career. The required education for a PT is a bachelor’s degree and gain volunteer or observation experience in the area of physical therapy. There is also a licensing requirement, these are specific to each state but must be completed in order to become a professional physical therapist. Some personality traits that are good to have in this field would be, being cool and determined, supportive and compassionate, confident and resilient, fit and health conscious, and sociable and cooperative. I believe I have all of these traits and that they will help push me and add to my ability to succeed in this