Erin Herrmann. She is the head athletic trainer/ physical therapist at Putnam City North High School. She attended college at the University of Oklahoma and very proudly calls herself alumni. She has a passion for helping people and I am very blessed to call her a friend. I choose to interview Herrmann- that’s what I call her- because she has already made it through the program and she has a lot of experience. She does her job with an excellent spirit. By that I mean she doesn’t half heart anything that she does and she treats every patient with respect.
In our interview she stated, “I'm extremely passionate about my job. I love working with athletes and love sports more than anything(except my dogs)” (Herrmann). This helps her to stand out in her profession and has helped her to obtain many awards like being the All-State Athletic Trainer six years in a row. She has also implemented several student athletic training programs and works to bring “things to PCN such as a concussion protocol for the district and lightening protocol for the district” (Herrmann). She works very hard to ensure that Putnam City North gets the top of the line rehabilitation products and that we take care of our athletes to the best of our ability. It has been my great honor to study under Herrmann and learn from from her. She is an amazing example and has helped me to realize that I can reach my goals just like she …show more content…
These things are all relatable to her profession. She runs because as an athletic trainer she lives a very active lifestyle that requires her to be in her best shape so that she can help the athletes to be in the best shape they can be. Playing with her dogs helps to release stress after a long day or a tough game. Playing golf and watching sports relate because you have to know how to help every individual athlete. An injury on a football player might require completely different therapy than it would for a cheerleader with the exact same injury. For every injury a injury reports is required.
The Main Literacy: Injury Reports
A injury report is a written report is the main literacy used in athletic training and physical therapy; it is a written report of what happened to the athlete and what their therapy plan is going to be. It is the bulk of the literacy done in physical therapy and serves a very important purpose. It is important because if the main physical therapist is not there to therapy the athlete that day, the substitute therapist can read the report and follow the written schedule of therapy and add to it as they see needed.
In conclusion, physical therapy did have a use for literacy that just slowly goes away the farther you are from starting your career. Other professions use literacy all throughout and it is easy to relate a literacy practice to