Physical Therapy Personal Statement

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There are many different careers around the world that require a college degree and three of them are Dental Hygienist, Accountant, and Physical Therapy. Those three have many different skills, earnings, daily work, as well as satisfaction of the job. Research on topics like this will help make educated decisions of the field of work chosen and the reasons why. Education Education is a very important aspect of life today. In order to get a job with a pay to sustain a middle class life, some type of education will be required whether is technical school, colleges, or even just clinicals.

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.

I have always wanted to work in healthcare as I feel it is important to help others and provide a service that can have a significant impact on someone’s life. Occupational Therapy provides me the opportunity to have an impact on people’s lives because of the way that they can work with their clients. Unlike most professions in the healthcare field, OTs work together with the client rather than strictly telling them what to do during their treatment. This is important as it helps build a connection between the OT and the client and helps the client feel more empowered in the treatment process. Another reason why Occupational Therapy is a field that I want to pursue is the many areas of practice and opportunities to work with people of different

The reason I chose a degree in occupational therapy is because I believe helping others is the most rewarding task a person can perform. Occupational therapy changes people’s lives by making them more independent, successful in day-to-day activities, and improves a patient’s standard of living. The factors that occupational therapists focus on enhance patient’s health outcomes. I would find great self-fulfillment if I was able to do the miracle work that occupational therapists do on a day-to-day basis. This degree relates to my immediate goal to better my knowledge on how to care for patients effectively and properly, as well as receive more experience through field work where I will be able to learn from others who are experienced in this

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.

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

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.

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.