Physical Therapy Profession: A Case Study

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Hey Kelli, You bring up a very good point. I believe the process of continuous self- evaluation is vital to the success of the physical therapy profession. Most of the time people tend to treat and deal with patients to the best of their abilities, but never take the time to evaluate their own performances. In PT school, constant evaluation of ourselves, fellow classmates and facility members are built into the curriculum, however when we graduate most of the self evaluation seems to be lost. This is evident in my current clinical affliction.Most of the physical therapist, have different ways and techniques of delivering care, some good and some bad. The question is, who evaluates what is considered to be “a good or a bad techniques” and

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