PHYT 600 - Physical Therapy as a Profession
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Please make yourself familiar with the enclosed code of ethics. According to the PT Departments Student Handbook, faculty and students are bound to adhere to the Code of Ethics of the APTA Other (top) Long-Term Assignment A reflection/reaction paper is just what its name suggests—a paper explaining your reaction (personal and/or professional )or reappraisal to information, a clinical event, a course, an idea, Medicare policy, APTA positions, etc. It may be like a review, because your reaction may involve judgment or evaluation; it may be like an analysis, because your reaction may focus on a particular policy, outcome, opinion (yours or someone else’s), or clinical technique. It is also like a journal entry, in that it presents a personal reaction rather than an attempt to provide either definitive judgments or detailed analysis. It differs from a journal entry, though, in that it is a more formal essay, prepared for another reader. Reflection/reaction papers provide a mechanism to explore ideas that are not necessarily covered in class and/or that you may be hesitant to assert verbally Some questions you might ponder when determining what to write about include (but are limited to) the following:
Most significantly, reflection/reaction papers allow you to engage in the process of experiencing the harmony or dissonance between your original perspectives and the those gathered from your studies and life experiences. It is hoped that the reflection papers will assist you in articulating this experience
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