Statement Of Purpose: Pediatric Physical Therapy

In healthcare, “contagious” is typically a word that has a bad connotation like spreading a cold or germs. I believe that being contagious can also be a good thing. In my future career as a physical therapist, my goal is to be the good kind of contagious by encouraging others to smile or laugh. When someone smiles at me, I can’t help myself but to smile as well. The simple act of smiling is contagious.
Over the next few years I want to go to school to become a pediatric physical therapist and spread happiness through simple acts of kindness along the way. I am pursuing a degree in Movement Science at Winona State University where I hope to gain all of the essential knowledge that I will need. I believe that my current experience working with

At an elementary school age an essential question to ask is “How do you spread kindness?” Spreading kindness starts with a small gesture such as a smile. Kindness has many physical and mental benifits and I am a strong believer that this needs to be taught at a young age. In kindergarten classrooms teachers use small practices of spreading kindness because it increases positive attitudes in children, creating greater attention spans, more creative thinking, and a willingness to learn. As a future pediatric physical therapist, my plan is support positive attitudes in the children I treat and make a difference in their lives. Achieving that goal starts with a simple

As a summer camp counselor and child center worker, I have learned to communicate with children to understand their wants and need and I can also use my creativity and enthusiasm to ensure that the children are always having a fun time. Working in summer camps and child care centers, I always have a positive attitude and a smile on my face. Talking to the children in an optimistic and encouraging way and staying patient when them is something that I like to do to make the kids feel important and heard. Playing fun and creative games and laughing with the kids is the best part of my job because I want to leave the children with an experience that they remember as a good one. In my future as a pediatric physical therapist, I will carry these strengths and skills that I have absorbed from my work experience with kids. My optimism and communication skills will help me spread happiness in the world of healthcare and treat my future patients with kindess. I will use patient centered care to guarantee that I make a connection with each and every person I treat and to make certain that I treat every patient the same way that I would treat a family