Uncovering the Secret to Increasing Your Worth As A PTA

We talk to Sanaz Holcomb, PTA, and BS about several different developmental avenues PTAs can pursue. Sanaz dives deep into the APTA PTA Advanced Proficiency Pathways (APPs), the LIFE Leadership Series Leadership Academy in Ohio, and LAMP Leadership through APTA’s Academy of Leadership and Innovation. Sanaz is a home health PTA but has also worked extensively in outpatient physical therapy as well. During the show, Sanaz highlights not only the mentorship she gives but the mentorship that she has received and how this changed her pathway in the profession. While Sanaz has served in various leadership positions in the Ohio Physical Therapy Association, she also has served nationally as well. Currently, she is one of eight of the newly formed PTA Council (previously PTA Caucus) Steering Group in the APTA. KEY TOPICS & CHAPTER MARKERS00:00:00PTA Advanced Proficiency pathways00:00:39PTA Election 201700:06:18Mentoring in the Physical Therapy Profession00:12:52An advocate for the profession and a mentor00:16:00Building a Patient Network00:17:58PTA Advanced Proficiency Certification and Pathway00:25:49Advanced Proficiency in Medical Therapy00:35:40The Leadership Training Through the APTA00:47:33The Diversity of the PTAs00:51:31APTA Advanced Proficiency Certification CelebrationCALL TO ACTION, EPISODE LINK & CONTACT INFOFollow Sanaz Holcomb on Twitter at @sanaz_armand APTA PTA Advanced Proficiency Pathways: https://www.apta.org/for-ptas/pta-advanced-proficiency-pathways APTA Academy of Leadership and Innovation: https://www.aptahpa.org/page/LAMPOhio Physical Therapy Association, LIFE Series Leadership Academy: https://www.ohiopt.org/page/LIFESeriesLeadershipIf you have questions, or comments or would like to be a part of this show, you can reach me, Katie Sutton, at [email protected] Follow me, Katie Sutton, on Twitter at @ksuttonpta