APTA National is seeking members to participate on an advisory work group charged with generating ideas that will be used to guide APTA’s determination for the best use of a community facing room located in APTA's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia - APTA Centennial Center.
PT Flex Space (PTFS), appointed with floor to ceiling windows, is a highly visible room located on the first floor of APTA’s headquarters. The 1200 square foot room is adjacent to a public plaza, visible to a fitness trail and an expanding business corridor.
An agreement with local officials requires APTA to use this space and the adjacent plaza to host regularly scheduled activities that highlights the importance of health and wellness. All activities considered should be dynamic and interactive while engaging the community and activating this corridor to reach it’s “wellness potential”. In considering the types of activities that might be offered for use of this space there should be a visual representation of the mission and vision statement and the profession.
APTA’s Vision and Mission statement:
Vision - “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience” Mission - “Building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society”
APTA National is seeking members to participate on an advisory work group charged with generating ideas that will be used to guide APTA’s determination for the best use of a community facing open space located in APTA's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia - APTA Centennial Center.
This space, referred to as PT Flex Space (PTFS) is appointed with floor to ceiling windows. This highly visible 1200 square foot space is located on the first floor of APTA Centennial Center. APTA Centennial Center is located in an expanding business corridor adjacent to a public plaza. As PTFS is visible to a fitness trail, activites conducted in this space would which attracts users of the sidewalk and trail to the activities conducted in this space
All activities considered should be dynamic and interactive while engaging the community and activating this corridor to reach it’s “wellness potential”. In considering the types of activities that might be offered for use of this space there should be a visual representation of the mission and vision statement and the profession.
- APTA’s Vision and Mission statement: Vision - “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience” Mission - “Building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society”
The Flex Space Member Work Group (FSMWG) will function during the planning phase which should end by October 31, 2021.
The work group, FSMWG will offer recommendations that will assist APTA’s senior leadership’s charge to achieve the following goals:
- determining the best use of the Flex space that will reflect the value of movement while engaging internal/external community
- ensuring that the long-term activation of the space highlights the collaborative nature of the physical therapy profession by engaging community partners, local members, physical therapy education programs, vendors, and healthcare partners (e.g. family practitioners)
Meetings:
FSMWG will meet virtually or in person (as appropriate) during the planning period (July through October 2021) 4 to 6 times.
Qualifications for participation:
- Active member
- Practice/work with in a 10-mile radius of APTA Centennial Center
Experience in any of the following systems of the body:
- Musculoskeletal aliments
- Neurological aliments
- Pelvic Floor
And/or
Practice in the following settings:
- Private Practice
- Home Health/Concierge locations
- Primary Care/Emergency Room
- Military/VA
And/or
Provides/perform the following services:
- Population Health/Community Education
- PT Wellness Visits
- PT/PTA Faculty