Career Exploration

By: Grace Divet

Area of Communication

Physical Therapy is the career field I would

like to study

This career deals with human

communication

Human Communication the

understanding of how human communicate

You must be able to understand people in

order to be a good therapist

1. Therapists review patients medical history

2. Diagnose the patients injury, and observe

3. Set up plan, and goals for improvement during appointments

4. Doing the exercises and stretches (hands on therapy)

5. Evaluate the patients progress in the time theyve been there

6. Also, educate the patient and families on types of stretches

Required Education and Experiences

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist Assistant

Doctoral Degree or
Professional Degree

Associates Degree

Proper Certification

Proper Certification

Required Skills

Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses

Active Listening Giving your full attention to the patient youre with

Time Management Managing the time of yourself and others

Speaking Skills Talking to patients and informing them but also making small talk

Monitoring Observing the patient and correcting actions and notice improvements

Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others reactions and understanding their

reactions

The Interview

Name: Andrew Strittmatter

Company: CPRS Physical Therapy

Date: April 8th 2015

During the interview I asked many questions

about how his average day goes, and also
how communication plays a role in his work
day. He says it is a very crucial part of his
job because he must inform patients why
they are doing stretches and exercises to
help them.

Summary/Conclusion

Therapists work with all different ages of people, and all different kinds of
injuries. They have difficult decisions to make while they try to improve the
health of their patients. They must try and fit their schedule with the
patients schedule to be able to see them on a regular basis, and try to
improve the intensity each time they come in to see if they can do more and
more. I did find out that when they work with a patient who is being rather
stubborn and doesnt want to do a certain exercise the therapist cant make
them do it, the most they can really do is just explain to them how it is going
to help with their injury.

My References

Build your future with O*NET OnLine. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2015, from
http://www.onetonline.org/

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2015, from
http://www.bls.gov/

Strittmatter, A. (2015, April 8).