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    Physical Therapist Goal

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    Becoming a Physical Therapist is a goal that I set in high school. I will tell you how my experiences will help me be very successful in the weekend Doctor Physical Therapy program, what motivates me to further my career as a Physical Therapist, and my background and experience with people of different backgrounds and cultures. My vast life experiences make me a great asset for the weekend DPT program. First, are my experiences in life that will help me be very successful in the weekend DPT program

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    biology, and inorganic and organic chemistry will most likely be required with a bachelor’s degree. Most people have more advanced degrees, but they are not needed. There are more opportunities with an advanced degree. To be a dermatology physician assistant, you need a master’s degree. A master’s degree usually takes around four years to complete. To be a dermatology medical doctor, you need to complete medical school, one year internship, three years on the job training, and state licensing exam and

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    Ethics in Physical Therapy One of the most rapidly growing occupations in the United States today is Physical Therapy. The United States Department of Labor has projected 23,000 unfilled physical therapist positions in the year 2000 and a lack of qualified physical therapists to fill them (www.apta.org). While Physical Therapy grows rapidly, questions of ethics in this field have also grown in large quantities. Physical therapy is the treatment of disease through physical means, including

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    in this field because careers in health care can be great sources of satisfaction (Mitchell and Haroun, 2012). Health care professionals perform valuable services that make significant contribution to the community; I decided to become a physical therapist assistant for the reason that it makes me feel helpful (Mitchell and Haroun, 2012).

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    there has been many jobs that I have looked into, the job that stands out to me the most is a Pediatric Physical Therapist Assistant. I feel like this job could be a great fit for me because being able to work with children and help them succeed at life would be very rewarding and fulfilling. A pediatric PTA is a person who is a Physical Therapist Assistant that works under the Physical Therapist. They makeup treatment plans for the patience and they usually work with children and their families

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    Physical therapy is a great career choice, you decide the location of your workplace, the salary/hours are good plus the opportunity to make a difference in a person’s life is another great reason to become a physical therapist. Physical therapists need a doctoral or professional degree, they typically work in private offices and clinics. They diagnose, and manage dysfunction in movement, increase physical/functional abilities. They study each individual and construct a plan using strategies to promote

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    the special educational needs setting makes certain that everything is fine. A Therapist would communicate well with the children and make the children feel safe by solving their dilemma. However, a special education needs assistant would make the children cherished by encouraging the children. This includes helping the children when help is required. For example, if the child is not able to make friends. A Therapist would generally tell the children a solution on how they could be making friends

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    Physical Therapy History

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    For centuries, the field of physical therapy saw little advancement. It wasn’t until in the nineteenth centuries. Physical therapy is first founded in 1921, called the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. It was led by a woman named President Mary McMillian and since then in 1922, the association had changed their name to American Physiotherapy Association and now men are working there. During the nineteenth century, the field was evolved in treating the injured veterans and by the

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    the physical therapist and assistant were negligent in their treatment of the patient in this case? Yes, because the patient daughter made many request for the physical therapist not to use to walls near the bathroom, instead they still use the walls they were asked not to use. Also, due to the physical therapist evaluated the patient at her residence and initiated the prescribed for the home based physical therapy treatment, which included wall slide exercises. On the other hand, the physical therapist

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    I am enrolled in a physical therapist assistant full time program at Keiser University. Physical therapists are health workers who help patients to recover their physical movement from any injure. Taking my cousin’s story as a reference, I would like to create my own business in the therapy field. I also have a bachelor degree in fine arts in dance and I would like to combine all knowledge that I will learn in my career with those dance exercises I already know can be used as a therapy. Perhaps

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