Essential Skills for Physiotherapists: A Personal and Professional Development Framework explores the vital intrapersonal and interpersonal skills that physiotherapists need for continuous growth. These are rarely taught in academic courses, clinical training, and other physiotherapy textbooks – but they make all the difference for our patients!
Non-clinical, ‘soft’ skills are crucial ingredients for a successful and exciting career in physiotherapy - and are transferable to other walks of life, and other professions. This book introduces the reader to trainable skills such as leadership, wellbeing, career mapping and habit building. Other topics range from building a personal brand, interdisciplinary thinking, communication, networking, and relationship building. The real challenge in our profession is often integrating knowledge and theory to practice - and this book unpacks how to implement these skills in different settings, to support clinical practice and professional development.
This unique resource is based on the curriculum from the successful education and mentoring platform, The Learning Physiotherapist (TLP), which compiles life lessons from a diverse range of world-leading international physiotherapists. Learn from elite professional sport, public and private healthcare practitioners, researchers, and academics from environments such as Liverpool FC, Cirque du Soleil, Isokinetic Medical Group, San Antonio Spurs, NHS, Aspetar and the IRFU.
Learn directly from these renowned industry leaders as they share priceless knowledge, learnings from mistakes and invaluable insights…plus ways to seamlessly weave these into your own practical scenarios.
1. Essential Skills for Physiotherapists - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Essential Skills for Physiotherapists - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Essential Skills for Physiotherapists - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Forewords - p. Page vii 9. The Landscape - p. Page viii 10. Contributors - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. List of Tables - p. Page xi 13. Section I : Wellbeing - p. Page xi 14. CHAPTER 1 : Your Wellbeing - p. Page xi 15. CHAPTER 2 : Purpose and Values - p. Page xi 16. CHAPTER 3 : Habits – Sleep, Nutrition and Recovery - p. Page xi 17. Section II : Relationships - p. Page xi 18. CHAPTER 4 : Better Communication: Intentional Listening, Empathy and Feedback - p. Page xi 19. CHAPTER 5 : Seeking Mentorship Consistently and Network Building - p. Page xi 20. CHAPTER 6 : Cohesive Working - p. Page xi 21. Section III : Career Mapping - p. Page xi 22. CHAPTER 7 : Curiosity, Learning and Reflection - p. Page xi 23. CHAPTER 8 : Goals and Motivation - p. Page xi 24. CHAPTER 9 : Personal Brand Design - p. Page xi 25. Section IV : Performance - p. Page xi 26. CHAPTER 10 : Mental Fitness – Resilience and Facing Challenges - p. Page xi 27. CHAPTER 11 : High Performance – Leading Yourself and Others With Purpose - p. Page xi 28. CHAPTER 12 : Life/Work Alignment - p. Page xi 29. CHAPTER 13 : Dealing With Stress - p. Page xi 30. Section V : Journeys - p. Page xi 31. CHAPTER 14A : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 32. CHAPTER 14B : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 33. CHAPTER 14C : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 34. CHAPTER 14D : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 35. CHAPTER 14E : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 36. CHAPTER 14F : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 37. CHAPTER 14G : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 38. Chapter 14H : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 39. Chapter 14I : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 40. CHAPTER 14J : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 41. Closing Remarks – Putting It All Together - p. Page xi 42. Index - p. Page xi
Essential Skills for Physiotherapists: A Personal and Professional Development Framework explores the vital intrapersonal and interpersonal skills that physiotherapists need for continuous growth. These are rarely taught in academic courses, clinical training, and other physiotherapy textbooks – but they make all the difference for our patients!
Non-clinical, ‘soft’ skills are crucial ingredients for a successful and exciting career in physiotherapy - and are transferable to other walks of life, and other professions. This book introduces the reader to trainable skills such as leadership, wellbeing, career mapping and habit building. Other topics range from building a personal brand, interdisciplinary thinking, communication, networking, and relationship building. The real challenge in our profession is often integrating knowledge and theory to practice - and this book unpacks how to implement these skills in different settings, to support clinical practice and professional development.
This unique resource is based on the curriculum from the successful education and mentoring platform, The Learning Physiotherapist (TLP), which compiles life lessons from a diverse range of world-leading international physiotherapists. Learn from elite professional sport, public and private healthcare practitioners, researchers, and academics from environments such as Liverpool FC, Cirque du Soleil, Isokinetic Medical Group, San Antonio Spurs, NHS, Aspetar and the IRFU.
Learn directly from these renowned industry leaders as they share priceless knowledge, learnings from mistakes and invaluable insights…plus ways to seamlessly weave these into your own practical scenarios.
1. Essential Skills for Physiotherapists - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Essential Skills for Physiotherapists - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Essential Skills for Physiotherapists - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Forewords - p. Page vii 9. The Landscape - p. Page viii 10. Contributors - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. List of Tables - p. Page xi 13. Section I : Wellbeing - p. Page xi 14. CHAPTER 1 : Your Wellbeing - p. Page xi 15. CHAPTER 2 : Purpose and Values - p. Page xi 16. CHAPTER 3 : Habits – Sleep, Nutrition and Recovery - p. Page xi 17. Section II : Relationships - p. Page xi 18. CHAPTER 4 : Better Communication: Intentional Listening, Empathy and Feedback - p. Page xi 19. CHAPTER 5 : Seeking Mentorship Consistently and Network Building - p. Page xi 20. CHAPTER 6 : Cohesive Working - p. Page xi 21. Section III : Career Mapping - p. Page xi 22. CHAPTER 7 : Curiosity, Learning and Reflection - p. Page xi 23. CHAPTER 8 : Goals and Motivation - p. Page xi 24. CHAPTER 9 : Personal Brand Design - p. Page xi 25. Section IV : Performance - p. Page xi 26. CHAPTER 10 : Mental Fitness – Resilience and Facing Challenges - p. Page xi 27. CHAPTER 11 : High Performance – Leading Yourself and Others With Purpose - p. Page xi 28. CHAPTER 12 : Life/Work Alignment - p. Page xi 29. CHAPTER 13 : Dealing With Stress - p. Page xi 30. Section V : Journeys - p. Page xi 31. CHAPTER 14A : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 32. CHAPTER 14B : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 33. CHAPTER 14C : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 34. CHAPTER 14D : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 35. CHAPTER 14E : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 36. CHAPTER 14F : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 37. CHAPTER 14G : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 38. Chapter 14H : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 39. Chapter 14I : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 40. CHAPTER 14J : Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. Page xi 41. Closing Remarks – Putting It All Together - p. Page xi 42. Index - p. Page xi