Blog 23 - Exit Interview Prep

1. What is your essential question and what are your answers?

• EQ: What is the most important factor in ensuring that a child born with limitations reaches his/her full physical potential?
• Answer 1: The most important factor in ensuring that a child born with limitations reaches his/her full physical potential is active parent participation.
• Answer 2: The most important factor in ensuring that a child born with limitations reaches his/her full physical potential is a strong relationship between the PT and the child.
• Answer 3: The most important factor in ensuring that a child born with limitations reaches his/her full physical potential is a strong skill set from the physical therapist.

2. What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

• It was quite a long process to arrive at my answers. I was not exactly sure how to go about searching for them, so I decided to let my mentorship guide me. It took a good while for me to start to understand my topic and the process of it. From there, I was able to arrive to my first answer just based on what I saw with during my mentorship. Then, I let my experience at my mentorship guide my research and from there, I was able to find my second and third answer. 

3. What problems did you face?

• I had a lot of problems with my mentorship when I first started. It was really hard for me to find a place to volunteer at, being in that it is a job in the medical field. When I finally got my mentor, I found that she was not as willing to help with some things as I would have liked her to. However, I did not let this stop me from experiencing and learning new things at my mentorship. I definitely was expected a lot more help than I got at my mentorship but, I was able to not let this stop the growth of my project. 

4. What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

• Buckland, Melanie, and Maureen Suhr. "The Physical Therapist- Patient Relationship Through the Years." HSS: The Playbook. N.p., 29 Aug. 2014. Web. 1 Oct. 2015. <https://www.hss.edu/playbook/the-physical-therapist-patient-relationship-through-the-years/#.Vg4Zb_nBzGc>.
• This source in specific really gave good information for all my answers. It made me realize that there are a lot of different elements that go into pediatric physical therapy and they all have a specific importance.
• "Preparing for Your Visit with a Physical Therapist." Move Forward. American Physical Therapy Association, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://www.moveforwardpt.com/Resources/Prepare.aspx#.VfuRHH9Vikq>
• This source gave me a lot information for my third answer to be specific. It really went into detail as to why a physical therapist needs to be so knowledgeable in their field.