Prepare to effectively manage your responsibilities as a physical therapist and take your first steps as a manager.
Written in an engaging, experimental style, this three part text provides a firsthand look at what you need to know.
Explore PT management from a PT Perspective...
1. Begin with a brief yet broad foundation of basic management theories and an overview of the U.S. health-care system as a business.
2. Understand the major responsibilities of all physical therapist managers in all practice settings.
3. Discover the managerial challenges unique to physical therapy and explore the practice settings in which they are found.
All of the must-have guidance you've been looking for...Unique! A separate chapter for each physical therapy practice setting.
practical, step-by-step feasibility study that you can build upon to create your own business plan.
A model for strategic planning that provides guidelines for managerial decision making.
of the management expectations identified in CAPTE • Guide to Physical Therapist Practice • and Normative Model for Physical Therapy Education.
Learning activities, managerial decision-making exercises, sidebars, and web links