While fully availing themselves of new technologies, as well as basic and clinical research, physical therapists will continue to provide direct patient/client care.
They will provide culturally sensitive care distinguished by trust, respect, and an appreciation for individual differences. "Guided by integrity, life-long learning, and a commitment to comprehensive and accessible health programs for all people, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants will render evidence-based services throughout the continuum of care and improve quality of life for society. Physical therapists may be assisted by physical therapist assistants who are educated and licensed to provide physical therapist directed and supervised components of interventions. Physical therapists will be practitioners of choice in patients'/clients' health networks and will hold all privileges of autonomous practice. Consumers will have direct access to physical therapists in all environments for patient/client management, prevention and wellness services. "Physical therapy, by 2020, will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy and who may be board-certified specialists. Known as Vision 2020, the statement projects an ideal for the future of the physical therapy business. I’ll summarize the results of this poll in another post prior to the APTA Annual Conference.The American Physical Therapy Association has developed a vision statement for the physical therapy profession. Sadly, what we’ve got isn’t much different than what we had 12 years ago.” This may be a good opportunity to take stock and make some changes in strategy before we get too close to 2020 to change! As Alan points out, “As they say, if you do what you’ve done, you will get what you’ve got. My question to you is, what do you think about the progress we’ve made on Vision 2020. Now, I’m not sure I agree with Alan on all of these grades (specifically the EBP and DPT grades), but he makes a good argument for each of his choices in his post. Doctor of Physical Therapy and Lifelong Education: F.Alan points out that the state we both practice in, Texas, is listed as a Direct Access state by APTA.
Apta 2020 vision free#
I agree with his critique of the APTA PR machine, which labels 40 something states as having some form of direct access to physical therapists…while in actuality, many of those states are not very gate-keeper free at all. For Alan, the issue of Direct Access takes center stage. I’m sure certain parts of this resonate more with different folks. “By 2020, physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other health care professionals as the practitioners of choice to whom consumers have direct access for the diagnosis of, interventions for, and prevention of impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions, and environmental barriers related to movement, function, and health.” To review, here’s the Vision 2020 statement from the APTA: Alan Besselink, blogger and Austinite extraordinaire has written a thoughtful post entitled, “ APTA’s Vision 2020: My 12 Year Report Card.” In the post, Alan breaks down the components of Vision 2020 and provides his summary of the progress toward each.
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