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Education
Section Membership
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What
is the Education Section?
The Education Section, one of the oldest of the American
Physical Therapy Association, is dedicated to the
development of each new generation of physical therapy
practitioners, a dynamic cadre of academic educators, and a store of knowledge
useful to consumers for enhancing their own musculoskeletal health. The Section
serves as a point of contact for those interested in patient and professional
education, and a mechanism for networking and professional development. The
operative philosophies that support the entire Education Section involve
a
commitment to excellence in education, scholarship about education and leadership
within the profession that relies so heavily on the teaching and learning
process to support and maintain health.
The
Education Section is committed to meeting the needs of
all persons
concerned with the progress, growth and development
of education in physical therapy. Section members recognize
that education in physical therapy is a multi-faceted
process
including didactic and clinical components which are
implemented in a variety of learning environments. In
some way, every
physical therapists and physical therapist assistant
is engaged in education: with patients, clients, and
families,
with students and colleagues, and with their own professional
development. It is the purpose of the Education Section
to support these educational efforts through communication
among our members and with our professional community,
through action within our Association and in our educational
environments, and through investigation and scholarship
related to education in physical therapy.
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Education
Section's Goals:
- Promote
the development and improvement of education in physical
therapy
- Gather
and disseminate information pertinent to educational
trends, to practices and outcomes in physical
therapy education, and to regulations and
legislation relating to education in physical therapy
- Provide
mechanisms for communication among those in physical
therapy education
- Identify
areas of concern related to education in physical therapy
- Stimulate
innovation in physical therapy education and professional
development
- Foster
research in all facets relating to education of physical
therapist and physical therapist assistant students and
faculty, both academic and clinical
- Enhance
the quality of teaching and learning in academic, institutional
and clinical environments
- Promote
recognition of those members who have distinguished themselves
as leaders in physical
therapy education
- Foster
and support doctoral study for current members through
the Annual Adopt-a-Doc Program
- Identify
and foster the development of materials related to education
in physical
therapy
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Education
Section Activities
- Programming
at both Combined Sections and Annual APTA conferences
- Sponsoring annual pre-conference workshops at Combined Sections meetings
- Publishing
the Journal of Physical Therapy Education
- Publishing
the Education Section Bulletin (the Official Member
Newsletter of the Education Section)
- Representing
the membership on educational issues to various APTA
components, task forces, and to the APTA Board of Directors
- Conducting
national conferences on educational issues in physical
therapy
- Supporting four special interest groups within the Section
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Membership
Benefits
- Education
Section Web site –keep up-to-date on Section activities
and resources, www.aptaeducation.org.
- Connect with over 1400 other PT professionals with an automatic subscription
to the Section Listserv. The Listserv is also open to individuals in academic
settings. To join now, visit the homepage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aptaeducation.
- Receive
a new member welcome packet within 60 days of becoming
a member, including a membership form to join any or
all of the special interest groups.
- All
members receive the Bulletin two times and JOPTE three
times a year.
- Members
can participate in the Section’s election process and
will receive a ballot to elect Section
officers.
- Blast
e-mails go to Section members with known e-mail. Messages
include notification of abstracts being accepted for
CSM, deadlines for
submission of articles for JOPTE, reminders to register for upcoming courses,
etc.
- Leadership
Opportunities --Education Section members are encouraged
to become active as a committee chair, Special Interest
Group leader
or Executive Committee member. Members in good standing who have consented
to serve are eligible
for election to office.
- A
Voice in the Education Field -- Your Section delegate
speaks on behalf of your interests
at the APTA House of Delegates.
- Receive
Rreduced Rates on Education Programs
- Pre-conference
courses at APTA’s Combined Sections
Meeting
- Academic
Administrators Special Interest Group meetings
- Clinical Education Special Interest Group meetings
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Special
Interest Groups
The various educational interests within the Education Section have produced
four areas of intense activity. Each special interest group (SIG) has established
its own governance, activities and annual programming. The SIGs are each supported
in part by funds from the Education Section, and is complimentary to Education
Section members.
The Academic
Administrators Special Interest Group (AASIG) serves as
a forum for sharing and exchange of information about administrative
aspects of physical therapy educational programs and serves
as an advocacy group for academic administrators around
issues of concern in physical therapy education. Academic
administrators have established a recognized voice through
AASIG to our Association and institutions of higher education.
The Academic Faculty Special Interest Group (AFSIG) serves as a forum for sharing
and exchanging information about faculty matters and as an advocacy group for
academic faculty in addressing issues of concern in physical therapy education.
As the Section's newest special interest group, the AFSIG has generated excitement
among academic faculty from different content backgrounds to come together
over issues of teaching, scholarship and service.
The Clinical
Education Special Interest Group (CESIG) serves as a resource
and forum for individuals who have a professional concern
for the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of
clinical education for physical therapists and physical
therapist assistants. The CESIG has created a significant
and lasting relationship between members of academic programs
and clinical facilities in addressing needs of clinical
education from both of these perspectives.
The Physical
Therapist Assistant Educators Special Interest Group
(PTAESIG) serves as a resource and forum for individuals who have
an interest in physical therapist assistant education.
The PTAESIG provides a vehicle for increasing and improving
the communication among educators in Physical Therapist
Assistant (PTA) programs. Through this increased communication,
the PTAESIG has promoted continuing education for PTA faculty
in areas pertinent to their teaching responsibilities.
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Awards
and Scholarships
Leadership in Education Award is the highest honor given
to an Education Section member. It is presented to
a Section member who has exhibited outstanding leadership
throughout his or her career as shown by contributions to physical therapy
education.
- Distinguished
Educator Award recognizes outstanding contributions to physical
therapy educators.
- Adopt-A-Doc
Scholarship seeks to increase the number of doctorally
prepared faculty teaching in PT and PTA education programs
by providing financial support
to current or former PT or PTA faculty members who are in the
dissertation phase of their doctoral programs.
- Polly
Cerasoli Lectureship: The Cerasoli Lectureship is
an annual event
at CSM honoring Pauline "Polly" Cerasoli, PT, EdD,
a distinguished educator who has a long and illustrious career
in physical therapy spanning nearly
40 years. Recipients of the lectureship are those who distinguish
themselves, as Cerasoli does, as an esteemed leader, educator,
administrator, practitioner,
and mentor.
- Linda
Crane Memorial Lecture Award: To acknowledge an individual
who has made outstanding and enduring contributions
to the practice
of physical therapy as exemplified in the professional career of Linda Crane.
This award is made
by the Cardiopulmonary Section, and supported by the Education
Section.
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