1st Edition

Fundamentals of Management in Physical Therapy A Roadmap for Intention and Impact

Edited By Jennifer E. Green-Wilson Copyright 2025
328 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Fundamentals of Management in Physical Therapy: A Roadmap for Intention and Impact helps to strengthen the development of transferable management skills and pragmatic business knowledge for physical therapists. This book will help physical therapist students, academic faculty, clinical faculty, adjunct faculty, and clinicians learn how to manage effectively at all levels and in a variety of... Read more

Unit 1 – Introduction

1. Management Essentials: Developing Your Management Style

Jennifer E. Green-Wilson

2. Learning to Manage: Strategies for Success

Jennifer E. Green-Wilson

3. Getting Down to The Business of Physical Therapy

Jennifer E. Green-Wilson

Unit 2 – Introduction

4. Creating Culture and Why It Matters

Jennifer E. Green-Wilson

5. Purpose-Driven Operations Management

Brian L. Hull

6. Managing People (Human Resources Management)

Chris Chimenti and Jennifer E. Green-Wilson

7. Managing the Financial Bottom Line (Financial Management)

Karen M. Hughes

8. Marketing a Physical Therapy Practice (Marketing Management)

Brandonne Ouillette Rankin

Unit 3 – Introduction

9. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Change

Chris Petrosino and Kristin Schweizer

10. Business Modeling: Identifying Successful Practices and Avoiding Unsuccessful Ones

Jennifer E. Green-Wilson

11. Getting Started: Planning for the Future

Kristin Schweizer and Chris Petrosino

Biography

Jennifer E. Green-Wilson, PT, MBA, EdD, is an Associate Professor in the Healthcare Administration program (HCA) at SUNY Brockport in Brockport, New York. She is also the principal of the Institute for Business Literacy and Leadership in Rochester, New York. She is the President of the Physical Therapy Learning Institute (PTLI) and the founding Director of the LAMP Leadership Institute for the Academy of Leadership and Innovation of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Previously serving as a Director on the Board of Directors of the APTA, she speaks nationally and internationally on topics related to management, business literacy, and leadership in physical therapy and healthcare.