Name: __________________

Career Research Guide Worksheet

Make sure you have completed the career exploration and have a good idea of the career that interests you!
Use point form or sentences. Make sure it is in our OWN words! Do not copy
from the Internet.
Your job title (be specific): physiotherapist
Job oerie!"What they do (#roide a para$raph descriptio% of the job& What !ould a typical day o% the job
look like'):
#hysiotherapist(s deal !ith physical i%juries resulti%$ from sports i%juries) a$i%$) ill%ess etc&
#hysiotherapist(s !ork !ith patie%ts to ide%tify a%d improe their moeme%t a%d fu%ctio%& #hysiotherapist(s aid
i% the !ellbei%$ of their patie%ts) they assist i% the rehabilitatio% by improi%$ their patie%t(s body systems (i%
particular neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems). Physiotherapists review and revise
programs for rehabilitation and give the patience a list of exercises to do at home as well as in the gym, also use
technology to speed up recovery times i.e. ultrasound.
Worki%$ co%ditio%s (*ours you ca% e+pect to !ork' Risk of i%juries' ,ime of day"time of year'
-%doors"outdoors' Clothi%$ re.uired' /tc0): Worki%$ as a physiotherapist ca% happe% i% ma%y differe%t
locatio%s such as a hospital) a priate cli%ic) a%d health ce%ters a%d sports clubs& 1ll the !ork !ill be do%e
i%doors& 1% the clothi%$ is just somethi%$ comfortable but also allo! you to look professio%al&
2alary (!hat !a$e ca% you e+pect to ear%'): the media% salary for a physiotherapist is 34)5667
8uture outlook (!ill this job be i% dema%d i% the future' Why"!hy %ot'): - thi%k they !ill be i% dema%d because
as lo%$ as there is sports i%juries a%d ill%esses there !ill be a %eed for physiotherapists
Post-Secondary Institute!rainin" Pro"ram #$
%ocation and name of pro"ram& (Where the school is located& What is the %ame of the pro$ram' 1lso tell us !hy this
school appeals to you) 9%iersity of 1lberta the pro$ram is called physical therapy a%d - chose this school because it has
a $ood football team a%d - hae talk to admi%istratio% there about atte%di%$ already
'ost& (first year 1N: total cost of pro$ram) i%cludi%$ tuitio%) books) a%d supplies)
-f pla%%i%$ o% atte%di%$ a major u%iersity: !!!&you&ubc&ca to calculate a% appro+imate cost
-f pla%%i%$ o% atte%di%$ a colle$e: !!!&oka%a$a%&bc&ca"tuitio% to calculate a% appro+imate cost
Pre-re(uisites of pro"ram& (courses you %eed to be taki%$ i% hi$h school i% order to $et i%) re.uired G#1)
What are ; related occupatio%s you could take if this o%e did%(t !ork out for you (!hat !ould you do if you
do%(t e%d up doi%$ this career a%d !hy'): perso%al trai%er) sports trai%er) stre%$th a%d co%ditio% coach
1%d most importa%tly0
Why are you i%terested i% this career' (*o! lo%$ hae you bee% i%terested i% it' What led you to !a%ti%$ this
job' *o! does it suit"fit your perso%ality) i%terests) characteristics) stre%$ths) etc0'): What led me here is the
amou%t of time - hae spe%t doi%$ physiotherapy for my i%juries a%d ho! much more - ca% lear% for the year im
$oi%$ to be doi%$ it after my sur$ery&