| Goal: I want to be working as a Physical Therapy Assistant by the time I am twenty-five (assist physical therapists in providing treatments and procedures) |
Timeframe
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| By end of high school
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Researching programs to enroll in for physical therapy assistants
· Finishing my Math and Science classes with an A or B | http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Physical-therapist-assistants-and-aides.htm
· http://www.scoop.it/t/building-a-plan-for-life-after-high-school |
Timeframe
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Estimated
Calendar Dates | Estimated number of hours to complete
| Define in more detail what actions you will take during the course to work toward your benchmark goal. | Detail materials, locations, people equipment, and or costs for activity. | Name what tangible evidence you will have after completing these action steps (photos, notes, charts, emails, letters etc…) |
| Nov. 1 | 1 hour | Make an appointment to interview both an assistant and a therapist at Impact Physical Therapy in Lynnwood following up on my initial research and recommendation from PTWA Western WA Director | 6101 200th Street SW Suite 208 Lynnwood, Washington 98036 Phone: 425-778-2325 http://impactpt.net/cms/index.php?pid=4 - email option http://www.ptwa.org/ | ·
Reflection Log
· Copies of emails and notes from interviews |
| Nov. 2 | 1 hour | Research online about Impact Therapy and know their staff, structure and generate questions for interviewing both PT and PT assistant
Plan end of interview questions related to following up with a job shadow | http://impactpt.net/cms/index.php?pid=1 | · Research Log |
| Nov. 3 | 1.5 hours | Create a chart of salary options using PTWA resources and those found in the ACT curriculum materials. | Websites that contain salary information from geographical locations around the country include: ß http://www.wetfeet.com/ ß the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics ß www.advanceforpt.com ß www.wageweb.com/ ß www.medzilla.com ß www.payscale.com/salary-survey/ ß www.salary.com ß http://content.salary.monster.com/ | Chart of PT/PTA salary options
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| Nov. 5 | .5 hour | Make an appointment and create questions for the career counselor regarding scholarships that would be available now and where I would find them a year from now if I delayed starting school
Benefit or risk of not going on right away | http://nces.ed.gov/das/epubs/2005152/ | ·
Program list of PT/PTA programs
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| Nov. 5-6 | 1.5 hours | Pick 3 programs of most interest and prepare questions for admissions
· Concerning cost · Concerning areas I would most be interested working in · Concerning career placement after graduation | http://physicaltherapy.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=physicaltherapy&cdn=health&tm=12&gps=470_430_1567_776&f=00&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm%3FSection%3DEducation%26Template%3D/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm%26TPLID%3D146%26ContentID%3D40362 | Questions and answers from admissions |
| Nov. 7 | 1 hour | Make a schedule for scholarships I think I qualify for and their due dates. Add to my phone calendar one week prior to their due date. | http://www.everett.k12.wa.us/counseling | Scholarship schedule
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| Nov. 8 | 1 hour | Meet with career counselor and take notes | · Notes from counselors | |
| Nov. 9 | 1 hour | Research scholarships I could use if I started next fall and ones I could apply for if I started a year from now. | http://www.everett.k12.wa.us/counseling | |
| Nov. 9-11 | 2.5 hours | Draft a minimum of three scholarship applications making certain to use what I have learned about physical therapy to sound more directed and focused. | http://www.everett.k12.wa.us/counseling | Scholarship Applications
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| TBD – Target Nov. 12 | 1.5 hours | Take notes during interview – outline what I need to learn to do either job. If possible – follow up with job shadow. | http://ezinearticles.com/?Will-Volunteer-Experience-Help-Get-You-Into-Physical-Therapy-School?&id=3786487 | |
| Nov. 13 | 1 hour | Make an appointment with career counselor or English teacher to review and revise my scholarship applications | ||
| Nov. 14 | 2 hours | Revise scholarship applications based on recommendations | ||
| Nov. 15 | .5 hour | Submit my scholarship applications | ||
| Nov. 16 | 1 hour | Create an outline of steps to apply for student loans; what amount I may need; how much interest I will have to pay back and a repayment plan | ·
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
· http://www.direct.ed.gov/student.html · http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized · http://www.wikihow.com/Pay-off-Student-Loans | Outline of student loan information and repayment schedule
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| Nov. 17-18 | 1.5 hours | Extend my initial research into budgeting:
· Look into benefit risk of electronic versus paper checks · Determine how to build a credit rating · List out best advice for using credit cards | http://frugalliving.about.com/od/frugalliving101/ht/Frugal_Budget.htm
· Career Ready 101 curriculum · Consumerjungle.com | |
| Nov. 19 | 1 hour | Research and list 10 top money saving tips and savings options | http://www.moneysavingtips.org/ | Top 10 money saving tips |
| Nov. 20-21 | 1 hour | Determine my monthly income if I continue in my part time job – full time for one year. | Manager | Monthly budgets with just living expenses if I am in school |
| Nov. 23- 27 | 2.5 hours | Create a monthly budget for myself – just with living expenses – then one that would work while in school and then a third of how I would budget when having to start making student loan payments | http://financialplan.about.com/od/budgetingyourmoney/ht/createbudget.htm | |
| Nov. 28 | 2.5 hours | Put together in an online folder with a reference page hyperlinked to folders content. |
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