Paying it forward

How do you grow the role you're in so you're seeing the clientele you want to serve? Do you take a new job? Move into a new area of interest? 

The hardest part of your early studies is learning to link informaiton. Case studies and new research papers you haven't been exposed to yet could be the missing link to improving your practice. 

Ensure you're not going from overwhelmed into burnt to a crisp. Sometimes it's not the clinical skills that need improving but the "everything else" skills. 

Not sure how physio and mental health care go together? Had a lecturer or colleague tell you its out of our scope? Lets set the record straight - from someone who has worked in an acute care psychiatric hospital. 

I up-skilled in S&C because I wasn't satisfied with my undergraduate level exercise knowledge. Let me point you in the right direction for your own learning, and then figure out how to integrate it into practice. 

Learn to talk to 'difficult historians', politely interrupt a life story and elicit the information you really need from your clients. Collect some tips & tricks on building therapeutic relationships. 

Small group practice is an excellent way to improve manual skills. Learn how to make your techniques effective, and what feels comfortable (and doesn't) as the client. 

Need a soundboard? Present your CPD, let me read a draft of that assignment or test out your speech on me. 

There is an overwhelming choice of professional development courses across a wide range of areas. Confused? Just ask.