I desire my future to be successful. I will learn more about myself and what I need by completing these surveys. Looking at the broad view in life makes the most sense because having an outline for the future is the path to triumph. Being capable of inspecting the details in life gives prospects you might never see coming otherwise. I grasp that much of what has sculpted my personality are the things I have experienced and the community I have been entangled with.
For instance, Thai yoga or Pilates training, strength training using kettle bells, as well as her continued support on an outpatient basis through lifestyle and nutrition coaching as well as wellness consultations. It figures that Wendel speaks of her passion for physical therapy and the rewarding change she sees in the lives of her patients through her therapy and coaching. A motivating factor for me in becoming a physical therapist is the satisfaction I know I will receive from helping people recover and watching them improve over time through my therapy and guidance. Ann Wendel’s practice Prana Physical Therapy is one example of how successful physical therapy can have a profound impact on the daily lives of patients and offer the rewarding career I am looking for, and her interview makes me more likely to pursue the career as Wendel talks about her
Growing up, my parents taught me the importance of education, and having the privilege of attending school. They both grew up in poverty, where education was not a priority, where knowing how to write your name is good enough for an education. I am a first-generation student, I want to pursue a career as a Physical Therapist. Continuing an education is a priority of mine, as I believe that the world is filled with endless lessons that create a broad perspective on various topics.
and intrigued by the mind-body connection as well as the importance of human activity and occupation in maintaining mental and physical well-being. At the same time, my desire to work directly with people and be able to make a positive and lasting change to their lives by empowering them and helping discover their strengths and confidence in themselves to achieve their goals, led me to a realization that a career in occupational therapy would be a perfect fit for me. To me occupational therapy is a dynamic, rewarding, challenging, and inspiring field where I can fully realize my skills and knowledge. Having always been a firm believer in the patient-centric approach, I am passionate about providing excellent service to patients by improving their performance, preventing illness and disability and promoting adaptation to life
Looking into the future is what I do most on my free time. Thinking about what career plans I have for myself, where exactly I would like to be and how far I’m going to get. Going to college was the best decision I’ve made. Throughout my whole college experience, I want to work as hard as I can and as much as I can, to achieve an overall great life for myself and my future family. That being said, my career path that I have chosen is, to become a Physical therapist assistant.
I want to become a physical therapist because good health and mobility is the key to sustaining a happy and independent life as we age. I am a non-traditional student. More than ten years have passed, and I believe that time was necessary. I now exhibit the maturity, patience, and understanding to be successful in this career. I have well-developed communication skills, a desire to acquire new knowledge, a passion for teaching, genuine care for others and perseverance to sustain me through stressful situations.
People ask me from time and time again, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, and I just imagine every possible outcome of my life, especially in the medical field. But, one job that stands out to me the most is helping people. I took a visit to Navarro College, and one of the assistants told me about a little boy she just helped learn basketball, even though he had a brain disorder. She told me about how she would set goals and plans for him to learn each week, and now they discuss even further and bigger goals every day after they achieved the last one. I knew from that point on that I wanted to be an occupational therapist.
Personal Statement for Kansas University Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program I chose Occupational Therapy as my career path for many reasons, first of which is my passion for the promotion of health and seeing others achieve their personal goals. Always passionate about health I knew pursuing a career path in medicine would be most rewarding. While searching the various health career pathways, occupational therapy was a field of study I come to be intrigued by. There is a continuous need for this as an occupation in the world, as many of us do not realize how important independence is, until the moment it is taken away from us or we witness firsthand.
As a survivor of childhood cancer, I can recall the frustration that I felt having limited independence during treatment. After months of being restricted in everything I do, the pure bliss I felt walking down the hospital hallway to get my own Jell-O is something I will treasure forever. In that moment, I remember feeling confident for the first time that I was going to beat cancer. Six months later my scans came back clear. Now, ten years later, I am ready to help other people achieve their independence through the field of occupational therapy.
Prior to my junior year of high school, Occupational Therapy was foreign to me. I was on a field trip that year when I was first exposed to an Occupational Therapy session, and I was not sure what was taking place. However, I was certain that I was beyond intrigued and immediately wanted to learn more. After extensively searching for information and continuously exposing myself to opportunities of learning, I knew that pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy was my desire, and I would do whatever it took to be successful in fulfilling it.
As a naturally curious child, I was always intrigued by the whys and hows of the world. This curiosity only grew after I decided to study psychology. Psychology appeared foreign to me when I finished school. I can still vividly picture myself examining my application form and wondering what this subject would teach me. I was completely taken aback when my professor entered the room and introduced the subject.
While I was uncertain of the exact career path I would decide to embark on, I could state with certainty it would be in healthcare. Through an abundance amount of hours researching careers, I came across Occupational Therapy. If I’m being honest I had never heard of occupational therapy, but almost immediately I felt drawn in because Occupational therapy seemed to align with who I am as a person. I have always felt that my calling has been in caring for others and genuinely wanting others to succeed. Perhaps my faith plays a major role in shaping the way I empathize and interact with others.
Becoming an occupational therapist is my passion and my long-term career goal. Since a young age I have been incredibly inspired and motivated to befriend and help disabled individuals. Having grown up with a disabled mother who benefited from the services of occupational therapy I had the opportunity to see first hand how the experience gave can give individuals like her fulfilling and productive lives. With both parents working as healthcare professionals, including my mother who is now an occupational therapist herself, I see every day how rewarding the field is. Through my life I have had unique personal, professional and educational experiences that have shaped me into a strong candidate for an advanced education in occupational therapy.
Working full time for the past two years, I have had experience being both a physical therapist aide/technician and even an assistant. I have completed observation hours at Gentilly Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation, where I was a technician to a couple physical therapy assistants and physical therapists. At Gentilly rehabilitation center, I understood the nature of the work by assisting patients through weight training, teaching them the proper way to move around and assisted with recording the progress of each treatment. While observing patients under a physical therapist's supervision, I also had the responsibility of supervising lower level technicians during my support duties. Then the following year I observed at PhysioFit; I had a chance to
The key to being a successful leader is to remain objective and easy going. Mr. Sene began his career as a physical therapist in 1999. He served as the Rehabilitation Supervisor for Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Sene’s recent experiences include Co-Owner/Manager of a small-scale physical therapy office, in addition, a supervisory physical therapist at RWJBarnabas Health. Mr. Sene’s responsibilities for both facilities include; day to day operations, scheduling, budgeting, and updating his staff on changes in policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
