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    Introduction The first step in creating cultural competence in a health care facility is to understand a little bit about the cultures of the patients being cared for. This paper will look at Italian and Chinese cultures to give a better understanding of what steps need to be taken to provide a positive health outcome for these patients in a facility in the United States. Areas of discussion include; demographics of the country‚ factors that impact the health of the countries people‚ each countries

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    Pittsburgh is offering a Master of Science in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with a structured Physical Therapy concentrated program. I am keen to enroll in this program with a focus on neuromuscular approach due to my previous academic studies as well as work experience in the field. Joining the program would prepare me to become a specialized clinician and a future educator. The field of physical therapy is what I have always been endeavoring for because helping people with various conditions improve

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    Physical Education Teacher A physical education teacher is no ordinary teacher. They educate students by bringing out the best in their motor skills‚ fitness‚ and personal achievements. Physical education teachers have a thrilling career in which they get to connect with their students and evaluate the individual’s performance. The expectations of a physical education teacher are pretty simple. First you have to work with what you have‚ not all students are the same so you will have to build

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    fuel arguments and disagreements. When couples find themselves at a crossroad‚ couples therapy is often used to help them to strengthen their communication skills‚ which leads to conflict resolution. The utilization of solution-focused brief therapy allows couples to focus on their current issues and to immediately begin working on a course of action to resolve and better their situation. Solution-based therapies have been described as brief and time-effective and applied effectively to working with

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    Physical therapy involves treatment through physical means for people disabled by illness‚ accident‚ or congenital handicap. It seeks to improve mobility‚ relieve pain‚ or minimize permanent physical disabilities (Occupational Outlook Handbook). The physical therapy career field interests me for many reasons. It revolves solely around the human body‚ which is a fascinating topic to learn about. This area of expertise is flexible and rewarding. There are many specialty areas to choose your career

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    you would be more effective with your time management and you would have access to more stuff. My job has an increasing outlook which would be very high when I it would be time to make my career choices. A total of 12‚370 jobs open up in the Physical Therapy field which means that there would be lots of jobs open at the time of my adult life. These job openings are predicted for this occupation between the years 2012 and 2022. My salary for this career would be $80‚700 dollars for my yearly salary

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    people or society (Crisp and Perry 2013). Dreamchslin‚ Gilbert and Malone (2013) define cultural competence as the ability to acquire and respond to specific behaviours by delivering care effectively that meets the social‚ cultural and linguistic needs of people‚ therefore‚ promoting equality and equity in healthcare. Also‚ Garneau and Pepin (2014) view cultural competent as a way of appreciating patients cultural contexts as well as understanding the way healthcare can respond to the needs of a diverse

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    1 Honors English 9 13 May‚ 2013 Physical Therapy for Abandoned and Abused Animals For this research project I’ve chosen the topic of Physical Therapy for Abandoned and Abused Animals. This topic relates to my life because my dog‚ Max‚ was abandoned. It also relates to my life by my career path of becoming a Sports Physical Therapist for the NFL (National Football League) or MLB (Major League Baseball). The topic that I have chosen falls under the category Community and

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    Methods According to The American Physical Therapy Association‚ the goal of the physical therapy professional education is to prepare graduates for entry into practice of physical therapy (The American Physical Therapy Association [APTA]‚ n. d). Thus‚ the author will develop five educational sessions that teach the undergraduate physical therapy students about Parkinson disease and the associated rehabilitation techniques. Literature review was conducted to determine the most the most

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    While physical therapy is an exciting and rewarding work environment‚ professionalism must still be maintained in the work place. In order to be the best physical therapist possible‚ professionalism must first be demonstrated while obtaining a degree in a doctor of physical therapy program. Three components are essential in order to demonstrate professionalism in a doctor of physical therapy program: integrity‚ curiosity‚ and taking pride in ones work. Since the inception of the first doctor of

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