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. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. Forewords - p. vii 6. The Landscape - p. xi 7. Contributors - p. xiii 8. Section I Wellbeing - p. 1 9. Chapter 1 Your Wellbeing - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 Purpose and Values - p. 11 11. Chapter 3 Habits – Sleep, Nutrition and Recovery - p. 21 12. Section II Relationships - p. 35 13. Chapter 4 Better Communication: Intentional Listening, Empathy and Feedback - p. 37 14. Chapter 5 Seeking Mentorship Consistently and Network Building - p. 51 15. Chapter 6 Cohesive Working - p. 63 16. Section III Career Mapping - p. 69 17. Chapter 7 Curiosity, Learning and Reflection - p. 71 18. Chapter 8 Goals and Motivation - p. 77 19. Chapter 9 Personal Brand Design - p. 91 20. Section IV Performance - p. 99 21. Chapter 10 Mental Fitness – Resilience and Facing Challenges - p. 101 22. Chapter 11 High Performance – Leading Yourself and Others With Purpose - p. 113 23. Chapter 12 Life/Work Alignment - p. 121 24. Chapter 13 Dealing With Stress - p. 131 25. Section V Journeys - p. 139 26. Chapter 14A Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 141 27. Chapter 14B Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 145 28. Chapter 14C Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 151 29. Chapter 14D Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 155 30. Chapter 14E Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 159 31. Chapter 14F Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 163 32. Chapter 14G Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 169 33. Chapter 14H Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 173 34. Chapter 14I Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 177 35. Chapter 14J Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 181 36. Closing Remarks – Putting It All Together - p. 187 37. Index - p. 195
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. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. Forewords - p. vii 6. The Landscape - p. xi 7. Contributors - p. xiii 8. Section I Wellbeing - p. 1 9. Chapter 1 Your Wellbeing - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 Purpose and Values - p. 11 11. Chapter 3 Habits – Sleep, Nutrition and Recovery - p. 21 12. Section II Relationships - p. 35 13. Chapter 4 Better Communication: Intentional Listening, Empathy and Feedback - p. 37 14. Chapter 5 Seeking Mentorship Consistently and Network Building - p. 51 15. Chapter 6 Cohesive Working - p. 63 16. Section III Career Mapping - p. 69 17. Chapter 7 Curiosity, Learning and Reflection - p. 71 18. Chapter 8 Goals and Motivation - p. 77 19. Chapter 9 Personal Brand Design - p. 91 20. Section IV Performance - p. 99 21. Chapter 10 Mental Fitness – Resilience and Facing Challenges - p. 101 22. Chapter 11 High Performance – Leading Yourself and Others With Purpose - p. 113 23. Chapter 12 Life/Work Alignment - p. 121 24. Chapter 13 Dealing With Stress - p. 131 25. Section V Journeys - p. 139 26. Chapter 14A Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 141 27. Chapter 14B Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 145 28. Chapter 14C Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 151 29. Chapter 14D Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 155 30. Chapter 14E Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 159 31. Chapter 14F Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 163 32. Chapter 14G Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 169 33. Chapter 14H Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 173 34. Chapter 14I Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 177 35. Chapter 14J Setbacks, Success, Personal Stories and Reflections - p. 181 36. Closing Remarks – Putting It All Together - p. 187 37. Index - p. 195
