Topic: Compassion/Caring
I need to write an essay (500 words-Doc form) about American Physical Therapy association’s (APTA) core values, that describes how you observed a physical therapist demonstrate this value. You have to use the APTA’s description of the core value for your essay completion. I have chosen to write the essay about the core value Compassion/Caring.
APTA description of Compassion/Caring is given below to write the essay.
Compassion is the desire to identify with or sense something of another’s experience; a precursor of caring. Caring is the concern, empathy, and consideration for the needs and values of others.

1. Understanding the socio-cultural, psychological and economic influences on the individual’s life in their environment.
2. Understanding an individual’s perspective.
3. Being an advocate for patient’s/client?s needs.
4. Communicating effectively, both verbally and non-verbally, with others taking into consideration individual differences in learning styles, language, and cognitive abilities, etc.
5 . Designing patient/client programs/interventions that are congruent with patient/client needs.
6. Empowering patients/clients to achieve the highest level of function possible and to exercise self-determination in their care.
7 . Focusing on achieving the greatest well-being and the highest potential for a patient/client.
8. Recognizing and refraining from acting on one’s social, cultural, gender, and sexual biases.
9. Embracing the patient’s/client?s emotional and psychological aspects of care.
10. Attending to the patient’s/client?s personal needs and comforts.
11. Demonstrating respect for others and considers others as unique and of value

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