Learning is a lifelong endeavor for physical therapists. However, when you need continuing education units (CEUs), it can be tempting to choose easy, “check-the-box” CEU courses to fulfil your annual requirements and get you back to business. But choosing a challenging and enriching program can make a serious impact on your skills, practice, and approach to treatment.
While obtaining your MPT or DPT is an accomplishment in itself, you need to stay on the cutting edge of movement science. At Gray Institute®, we’re dedicated to helping you do just that as you advance and grow throughout your career.
4 Top Reasons to Choose a Rigorous Physical Therapy CEU Course
In addition to fulfilling the educational component of your licensing, CEUs should empower you to develop your skills and industry knowledge while also helping you explore and grow potential business opportunities. Here are four excellent reasons to invest in challenging and rigorous CEUs.
1. Physical Therapy CEUs Can Bridge Gaps in Your Formal Education
The gaps in formal physical therapist education can be significant because it often emphasizes treatment protocols over process and observation. Choosing challenging CEU courses can help reconcile these gaps, giving you a greater understanding of how the body works and what to do when it doesn’t —letting you identify and treat any injury.
2. Physical Therapy CEUs Can Help Grow Your Career Through Specialization
If you’re ready to develop a specialty and become a true expert in your field, CEU-eligible courses are a great place to start. Having the ability to address issues that generalists struggle to treat successfully gives you a definite career advantage.
For instance, Functional Golf System helps physical therapists treat and train golfers at any skill level. Even if you’re not a golfer yourself, a specialization can boost your reputation as an expert and will help you reach new populations.
3. Physical Therapy CEUs Promote Upward Growth and Development
If you’re part of a larger physical therapy practice or hospital, adding new skills and industry-leading certifications can help increase your organizational value. Taking the initiative to learn advanced skills, develop specific areas of expertise, and push yourself to new heights will open doors for you as you grow your career.
4. Use Your Physical Therapy CEUs to Take Advantage of Industry Opportunities
The physical therapy industry is growing, and continuing education can help you identify new opportunities to serve your community. For example, there are nearly 25 million golfers in the United States, according to Statista. Many of them struggle with performance issues and conditions that negatively impact their swing.
By specializing in treating golfers, you can corner a robust niche market in your area while empowering golfers at all levels to play their best. If you’re interested in learning more about golf opportunities, our golf-specific course could be right for you!
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Putting Real-World Education First at Gray Institute
At Gray Institute, all of our courses are faithful to the human body, how it moves, and what it needs to heal. We challenge the status quo and focus on equipping driven movement professionals with the tools they need to go beyond protocol to meaningfully hone their skills.
For physical therapists who need CEU credits, our 3DMAPS® course is a great place to start. You’ll learn how to assess the body as it moves on all three planes of motion, leverage movement authentic to everyday life, and earn CEU credit while you’re at it! This foundational course will push you to achieve more professionally and provide the skills and knowledge you need to deliver world-class care.
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Resources Gough, C. (2019, August 6). Number of golf participants in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (in millions)*. Statista. Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191907/participants-in-golf-in-the-us-since-2006/