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In A Student’s Words…Kristin D. (Entry 5)

February 01, 2012
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  • A Day In The Life
  • Health Care for Rural Elderly

    During one of my clinical rotations a man posed the question, “Why don’t people just move to be close to good healthcare?” After recovering from the shock of this question my clinical instructor responded by asking the man if he was willing to leave everything he had ever known, his family, friends, home, his whole life, just to ensure he can access the doctor more easily when a health issue arises.  The man quickly realized the insensitivity of his question.  However, despite the man’s thoughtlessness, he did recognize a major problem: people... read more

    In A Student’s Words…Kristin D. (Entry 4)

    January 18, 2012
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  • A Day In The Life
  • Dealing with Loss as a Physical Therapist During my last clinical, I worked with people who have chronic, progressive neurological diseases.  After a few weeks working in this setting, the magnitude of what I was dealing with on a daily basis started to affect me.  I felt like I handled… read more

    In A Student’s Words…Kristin D. (Entry 3)

    January 11, 2012
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  • A Day In The Life
  • Now that the Holidays have passed and things have slowed down, I’ve had time to reflect on my last clinical rotation. I had so many amazing opportunities that I thought I would share some for people who might be considering physical therapy as a profession or for PT students who… read more

    In A Student’s Words…Michelle (Entry 3)

    January 04, 2012
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  • A Day In The Life
  • I have had a plethora of wonderful learning experiences during my clinicals.  I was recently having a conversation with my mother, who cares for my grandfather with Parkinson’s, about things she could do to prevent falls.  It occurred to me then, that this was one of the unique things that… read more

    In A Student’s Words…Kristin S. (Entry 2)

    December 14, 2011
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  • A Day In The Life
  • Working in acute care requires a different type of skill set than outpatient physical therapy where a lot of what we do is critical thinking and fine tuned evaluations and treatments. Acute care therapists need good communication, the ability to build rapport with patients and families, and a wide knowledge… read more

    In A Student’s Words…Amanda (Entry 4)

    November 30, 2011
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  • A Day In The Life
  • I have really enjoyed my time at the Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) facility.  I have been here for five weeks now and I could see myself working for a facility like this one day.  My rotation before this one was an acute rehab facility in a big hospital.  I really… read more

    Great Time Had By All In San Diego!

    November 21, 2011
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  • Campus
  • ASHA 2011

    The RehabCare team had a great time this November mingling with ASHA members during the ASHA Conference in San Diego!  We met over 800 current therapists and therapy students and passed out some awesome t-shirts and giveaways.  Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat, including Jennifer Guth from Washington… read more

    In A Student’s Words…Amanda (Entry 3)

    November 09, 2011
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  • A Day In The Life
  • I recently went to Mexico to visit my father and all of my family on my father’s side.  I enjoyed seeing everyone so much but although I have so much family who speaks Spanish, I am not totally fluent in Spanish.  In Mexico English is taught at a very young… read more

    Validation Method

    November 07, 2011
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  • Geriatrics
  • Are you familiar with the Validation Method?  If not, check out this video to learn more about this method which is used to communicate with the elderly population diagnosed with dementia.  

    Making the Rounds in the West!

    November 04, 2011
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  • Campus
  • October was a month filled with great campus events in the west!  The RehabCare team made sure to show their face on a handful of campuses in the region; maybe you saw us on yours?  It started out in Sacramento where we met some great upcoming PTA graduates, then moved… read more