Every day during September we will post up an idea for you to vote on. The most popular ideas will become the things that the inaugural Organizing Committee of the Critical Physiotherapy Network focuses on in 2015. So please make sure you cast your vote at the bottom of each post. The first invitation I sent out to people to join the Critical Physiotherapy Network mentioned that 'The end result would be a network of people who could then be brought together in hyperspace to share ideas and plan for world domination.' I had no idea at the time that this might now be possible! Not only are we represented in four continents and 20 countries around the world, but we also have people … [Read more...] about Idea 13: Becoming an action group (3 mins)
Idea 12: Making formal links with other groups (2 mins)
Every day during September we will post up an idea for you to vote on. The most popular ideas will become the things that the inaugural Organizing Committee of the Critical Physiotherapy Network focuses on in 2015. So please make sure you cast your vote at the bottom of each post. The Critical Physiotherapy Network is an eclectic group with people interested in subjects like anthropology, cultural studies, economics, education, gender studies, humanities, legal studies, linguistics, philosophy, political studies and sociology as well as all-things physiotherapy. Members of the Network are also members of a wide variety of interest groups outside of the profession, and bring a huge … [Read more...] about Idea 12: Making formal links with other groups (2 mins)
Idea 11: Develop study materials for our students (2 mins)
Every day during September we will post up an idea for you to vote on. The most popular ideas will become the things that the inaugural Organizing Committee of the Critical Physiotherapy Network focuses on in 2015. So please make sure you cast your vote at the bottom of each post. One of the most common messages I've read over the last 2 months from people who have emailed me about the group, has been about the need to connect with people out in the wider physio community who might be able to offer their help and expertise. Be it graduate students looking for someone with methodology or philosophy expertise, or researchers/writers looking for collaborators for future projects, it … [Read more...] about Idea 11: Develop study materials for our students (2 mins)
Idea 10: Have different membership categories (2 mins)
Every day during September we will post up an idea for you to vote on. The most popular ideas will become the things that the inaugural Organizing Committee of the Critical Physiotherapy Network focuses on in 2015. So please make sure you cast your vote at the bottom of each post. Our original idea was for us to use a snowball referral system to bring people into the Network. People who we knew were critical thinkers would invite others they knew to be of a similar mind and the group would grow organically. None of us really anticipated quite how popular the group would be once we got started, and no-one really thought that it might prove to be a popular forum for people who were … [Read more...] about Idea 10: Have different membership categories (2 mins)
Thinking about silence
This is a general call out to anyone who reads this blog who might be interested in looking further into the therapeutic and educational possibilities of silence. I'm interested in the idea of silence as a way to stimulate thought and practice in the way that Erin Manning talks about the thousand possibilities that exist for dancers before they finally resolve into this movement or that (Manning, 2007). I'm also interested in its deliberate use as a postmodern strategy designed to leave problems unresolved as a way to keep open the possibility of thinking otherwise or a thousand alternative 'lines of flight' (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987). And as an educational strategy akin to Jacques … [Read more...] about Thinking about silence
Idea 9: Meet in Mallorca around the ISIH conference (2 mins)
Every day during September we will post up an idea for you to vote on. The most popular ideas will become the things that the inaugural Organizing Committee of the Critical Physiotherapy Network focuses on in 2015. So please make sure you cast your vote at the bottom of each post. Late last week, I posted the announcement of the 6th International In Sickness and In Health Conference which will be in Mallorca from June 10-12 next year. Coincidentally, one of our members is an Associate Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands which is hosting the conference. On seeing the message, Berta (Dr Berta Paz Lourido) kindly volunteered to host us for a pre- or post-conference … [Read more...] about Idea 9: Meet in Mallorca around the ISIH conference (2 mins)
Idea 8: Make the group open to non-physios (2 mins)
Every day during September we will post up an idea for you to vote on. The most popular ideas will become the things that the inaugural Organizing Committee of the Critical Physiotherapy Network focuses on in 2015. So please make sure you cast your vote at the bottom of each post. From the outset, this group has been about developing a critical attitude towards physiotherapy. We're a small organization, just finding our feet, and it's made sense for us to start modestly - not wanting to take on too much and risk losing our focus. Besides, physiotherapy is so far away from being a diverse, inclusive, critically-conscious profession that we could work solidly for the next 20 years … [Read more...] about Idea 8: Make the group open to non-physios (2 mins)