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Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy (CAT) authors just got their first-eyes copies of this 3rd edition.
Over 8 years in the making.... It's HUGE.
At 560 pages and 1.5" thick, it's 140 pages bigger than the 2nd edition. It's truly the quintessential guide to aquatic therapy.
Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy remains the acknowledged reference text for aquatic therapists the world over. Featuring extensive updates from the 2nd edition, in this edition the editors have included extensive case studies, with multiple choice questions and answers as didactic content.New chapters have been added, covering the entire scope of aquatic therapy practice, including innovative new techniques with material for program development, including staff training and marketing.
By True Grimes
When Andrea Salzman began to teach physical therapy students in 1996, they started to ask questions. Their questions kept coming.
"Aquatic therapists are a very small, very specialized field," explained Salzman, who graduated from the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a master of science in physical therapy. "We love the water and truly want to train ourselves in it year after year.""But, honestly, how many times can you sit still on land to hear about the basics? We all longed for more..."
See 7 photos from featured ATU class...
Nearly 5000 aquatic therapists get it every week. So why not you?
Here are just a few of the topics you missed...
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Aquatic therapists are a special breed. We're hard to find in any market... add the recent deficit of skilled, licensed therapists and we become somewhat of an endangered species.
So, where can you find your perfect aquatic therapy employee?
On the Aquaticnet Job Board.
For $100/month, your posting will be seen by hundreds of therapists who have one thing in common: water.
LINK to post your job.
LINK to view available jobs.
For example, check out this posting that appear for the first time today.
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Non-traditional Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist
Building an aquatic practice? Designing and patenting an exercise device for the pool? Or just writing that horrid research paper for PT school?
Well, you need up-to-date statistics. Here are a few arrows for your quiver:
Excerpted from Salzman, A. "Aquatic Aftercare and Wellness". In Becker, B, Cole A (eds). Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy. 3rd edition. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Pending publication 2009. Statistics compiled in part from 2008 Superstudy of Sports Participation (Aquatic Exercise Slice).
Aquatic Therapy Referrals. Tell us. How are you getting the word out to your community?
Not just to the public, but also to the doctors in town.
Are they up to speed on the benefits of aquatherapy? Are they evangelistic about AT or humbug on it? Do they even know you exist?!?
We get calls all the time from physicians who are fervent believers in the curative power of water but have been unable to refer patients because they did not know a therapist or facility was nearby (until we told them they were there under their nose).
Whether your patient load is bulimic or you have a thriving relationship with the neighborhood pain clinic, now is the time to share your horror-stories, your discoveries, your knowledge and your best-practices. So have at it.
Click "Comments" at the bottom of this posting and tell us what you think! You do NOT need to be a Typepad member to post. Just put your name and comment away...
What is a meme? A meme is a concept, thought or idea that is meditated and improved upon as it is spread, usually via the web. Do aquatic therapists have memes? We can't help but think that you do.
To that end, every weekend, we at Aquatic Resources Network will be handing over our blog to all you hydro-geeks out there who have got it all figured out.
You know who you are. You who have made your pools effervescent, your patients giddy and your practices prosperous.
Every Friday, we will stir the pot by introducing a new topic, concern or problem. Then, once we have planted the seed, we will get out of the way and let you (along with our 19,999 other visitors) publish your insights and expertise with the rest of the aquatic sociosphere by letting you comment on the post all weekend.
So, how do you get heard on our blog? Click the word "Comments" at the bottom of the posting. NOTE: You do not need to be a Typepad member to post a comment. Just enter your name and then your comments.
This weekend our meme will be on:
REFERRALS. How are you getting the word out to your community?
So, this Friday take a moment to log back onto www.aquatictherapist.com and click "Comments" to tell us what works for you!
Marty Biondi, PT, CSCS, ATRIC, has been named the recipient
of the 2008 Aquatic Therapy Professional Award. The award was presented at the
16th Aquatic Therapy Symposium, July 3rd in Fort Myers, FL
Tsunami Spirit Awards were presented to Melissa Lewis, MPT,
ATRIC, NCCARD, Mick Nelson, BS, MS, and Sue Nelson, BS, ATRIC.
Aquatic Therapy Dolphin Awards were presented to SFC Vincent
Fanning, US Army Retired, and Bess Maxwell, PhD, PT.
The Aquatic Therapy Professional Award recognizes outstanding professionalism and contributions to the aquatic therapy industry.
Previous
Aquatic Therapy Professional Award winners include:
Gwen
Garrett, MA, OTR/L; Lynette Jamison, MOT, OTR/L; Peggy Schoedinger, PT; Igor
Burdenko, PhD; Alison Osinski, PhD; Andrea Salzman, MS, PT; Johan Lambeck, PT;
Bruce Becker, MD, Paula Briggs, MS, ExPhys, ATRIC; Ann Wieser, MS, PhD, ATRIC;
Dori Maxon, PT, PCS, MEd, ATRIC; Mary Essert, BA, ATRIC; Luis Vargas, PhD, PT,
ATRIC; and Mary Wykle, PhD, ATRIC
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