Over the last 12 months we have been working on a Constitution that will help define the work of the Critical Physiotherapy Network in the coming years. Because we aspire to be 'a positive force for an otherwise physiotherapy,' there is a degree to which we have tried to think outside conventional ways of thinking and doing. Some of the language in our Constitution reflects that. Words like 'alterity' and 'otherness' are used, and there are phrases that talk about 'thinking against the grain.' Some of these words and phrases are provocative and are used deliberately to prompt us to think and practice differently. In each case, though, they are used to open a space to think … [Read more...] about A new Constitution for the Critical Physiotherapy Network
Is this really a vision for physiotherapy?
The vision for UK physiotherapy from csp.org.uk on Vimeo. The CSP has just released a new video titled The vision for UK physiotherapy, which is in a similar vein, and follows closely on from the Physiotherapy Associate of British Colombia's recent Choose to move video, which I wrote about recently (link), and the APTA's call for a 'transformative year in physical therapy (link). Each of these calls carry a similar message about the transformative possibilities of physiotherapy and the importance of physiotherapists reaching beyond the narrow confines of the body-as-machine. It's hugely significant that physiotherapists are now recognising this and seeing that unless they can connect … [Read more...] about Is this really a vision for physiotherapy?
365 days of the Critical Physiotherapy Network
The CPN is 1 year old today. To celebrate how far we've come in such a short space of time, I thought it might be timely to look back on some of the things we've achieved as a Network: The Network started with an email to six people who had talked informally about forming a group of like-minded critical thinkers in physiotherapy. This email snowballed until we had 24 people signed up by the the end of the first week and more were added each week as people heard about us. People were saying that the group was an idea who's time had come, and it quickly became clear that there were dozens of physiotherapists who thought 'differently' about physiotherapy, all looking for a safe place to … [Read more...] about 365 days of the Critical Physiotherapy Network