The APTA defines Accountability as an active acceptance of the responsibility for the diverse roles, obligations, and actions of the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant including self-regulation and other behaviors that positively influence patient and client outcomes, the profession, and the health needs of society.
My clinic 2 inservice presentation title slide
During my second clinical, my CI provided me with articles to read through and told me that something he has always been curious about was whether lifting heavy loads and teaching about pain science to patients could improve their psychological resilience and ultimately their outcomes. So, I found as many articles as I could, made this presentation to reflect what I learned, and presented it to the clinicians at one of our weekly rounds. This experience impacted my understanding of what accountability in PT means because I learned a lot about the strong mental impact that PTs can have on patients in addition to our physical impact.