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Knowledge Areas

Learn about the most important knowledge areas for Physical Therapists. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each knowledge area.

Importance*More Info
1.Medicine and Dentistry84
2.Therapy and Counseling81
3.Customer and Personal Service80
4.Education and Training76
5.Biology71
6.Psychology69
7.English Language68
8.Sociology and Anthropology52
9.Physics49
10.Communications and Media48
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Knowledge Area Scores

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
84
57
Use a band-aidFill a tooth cavityPerform open heart surgery
Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
81
64
Put ice on a sprained ankleProvide job counseling to the unemployedCounsel an abused child
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
80
75
Process customer dry-cleaning drop offWork as a day care aide supervising 10 childrenRespond to a citizen's request for assistance after a major disaster
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
76
64
Show someone how to bowlLead a quality improvement seminarDesign a training program for new employees
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
71
56
Feed domestic animalsInvestigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animalsIsolate and identify a new virus
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
69
73
Monitor several children on a playgroundUnderstand the impact of alcohol on human responsesTreat a person with severe mental illness
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
68
56
Write a thank you noteEdit a feature article in a local newspaperTeach a college English class
Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
52
47
Identify two cultures in a story as being differentWrite a pamphlet about cultural differencesCreate a new theory about the development of civilizations
Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
49
39
Use a crowbar to pry open a boxCalculate water pressure through a pipeDesign a cleaner burning gasoline engine
Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
48
41
Write a thank you noteBe a radio disk jockeyWrite a novel