After reading the CSS Benedictine mission statement (2015), I thought deeply about what is the true significance of responsible living and meaningful work for me, specifically related to my own professional life. I believe living responsibly encompasses conducting a trustworthy practice including the areas of stewardship along with exhibiting a reliable and dependable leadership. Meaningful work entitles to have a clear purpose when I am conducting physical therapy professional tasks and the pursuit of a positive impact of those tasks in the life of our community members such as patients, parents/caregivers and employees. Meaningful work involves respect to others despite of how different they are from us by always treating them with dignity. In our pediatric clinic, it is always reinforced to listen to the patient no matter how young and/or compromised they are.
The core values adopted by the American Physical Therapy Association (2012) are well related with the above-mentioned mission statement elements and the Benedictine values. Accountability, altruism, excellence, and integrity are intrinsic parts of responsible living while compassion/caring, professional duty and social responsibility are essential components
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We do have a critical role in the development of our societal health models; our active participation in advocating for regulations that affect our profession and the health of our nation is now more than ever essential. After completing the APTA self-assessment (2013), I realized I must get more involved in initiatives related to health and wellness social policy in my own state. It is concerning to hear multiple self-proclaimed wellness/health/exercise “gurus” with no educational background providing advice in these areas to the