I have learned how to be patient when it comes to taking on a new task or clients. I found myself taking on clients who had children, insecurities on how they were being looked at and how big they were, clients who could not follow through with the exercise because exhaustion. Being patient has allowed me to think strategically on completely evaluating every situation.
My communication skills has change immensely when it comes to my expressing my thoughts on paper and explaining new activities I set for the group. Before I take on a task, if I am uncertain on how to explain an exercise or assignments, I ask for help to understand my duty and for feedback to reflect and improve. For instance, for one of the task I was set to do at my new job teaching multi sports, I was told I would have to teach tennis. I had basic knowledge of the sport. I informed the teacher about my lack of knowledge and he gave me a few drills I can give to the kids and on top I was able to think of a couple of us due to my exposure to the sport.
At the present, I find myself reflecting on my day teaching multi sports. I have knowledge about almost every sport there is but when it comes to teaching it, I find myself thinking about what I could have did better, if I was engaging enough with the kids, was I positive enough or was it fun. Once I reflect on each, I would research a sport I want to teach, practice the drill with my little brother and ask him for his feedback to see if he enjoyed himself.
As a physiotherapist, you need the ability to be creative. my placement helped me how creative I can be when you know the needs of your clients. Depending on how server the injury can be, you can change the activates your clients do or show them a different technique. When the body adapts to the routine, the body needs to progress in increasing weight of flexibility. I will have the key points on how to change up a routine when it activating different muscle groups when the body adapts.
Customer service has also improved when I have to discuses private information, meeting and greeting other and finding a solution to a problem. It is important for a physiotherapist to have this skill because it is mainly what their job consists of. Knowing how to deal with people’s emotions through pain and conversing with the client can sometimes be difficult because they know you are there to help but if you do not choose your words wisely in a vulnerable situation us can definitely have a negative effect.
Working on this placement has helped me improve on my time management. It is important to organise your time as a physiotherapist to inform your clients when they can seen and how long for their session. Time management is good to be punctual with be it helps you accomplish more in a shorter time that can either give you more time for yourself, lower stress levels and helps you focus that can lead to more success in your career.
Critical thinking is another valuable skill to have, as a physiotherapist, it helps you make logical decisions, weather it is to solve a problem for a client or in your studies. It is a must that you understand the materials or how to assess a situation correctly so that you can find alternative solutions and problem solving.
Currently, my degree in sports and exercise science will help gain access to a higher relevant and unexpected role as a choreographer, clinical scientist, sports and exercise psychologist and more. Moreover, the expertise I was exposed to, assisted me with a coaching job because the of the skills I needed from my placement to have been accepted was knowing how to instruct a class, communicating, good interpersonal skills and an active listener.https://eportfolios.roehampton.ac.uk/veerasaa/files/2020/04/cv2-final-version.png