Diversity & Inclusion

Representation matters. You have probably heard this before and perhaps, many times more recently. I have always felt this in my heart, but never really had the right words to describe the idea.

I remember sitting on the front porch, tears rolling down my cheeks. It was a warm summer day in what was typically a buzzing neighborhood, but the impact of COVID-19 in the area made the streets eerily quiet. My head hung low and I held my cell phone tight in my hand. I had just hung up with my son’s pediatrician and was given the same ‘ol story that the school had told me: “This is out of our scope. We aren’t sure how to help.” My son, a husky 9-year-old kid with a heart bigger than his warm smile, had been acting out the past few months.

Every April, organizations like Autism Speaks and the Autism Society come together to share stories and provide opportunities to help increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism. As physical and occupational therapists, we work with individuals with autism at our clinics regularly to help them excel and participate in everyday activities individually and with their peers.

Passover represents a gathering holiday – it’s sort of like “Jewish Thanksgiving” in a way. We gather, we eat traditional foods and we recount the origin story of Passover.

March is Women’s History Month, and with that in mind we will be highlighting a few of the incredible women that help to make up the PRN network of physical therapy clinics across the country. We are thrilled to end our series with a conversation with Taya Skarda, PT, DPT, CSCS, COMT, Clinic Director and Co-Owner at ProActive Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine – Aurora-Central.

March is Women’s History Month, and with that in mind we will be highlighting a few of the incredible women that help to make up the PRN network of physical therapy clinics across the country. We are thrilled to start our series off with a conversation with Kate Farner, PT, DPT, ATC, Clinic Director and Co-Owner at ProActive Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine – Brighton.

March is Women’s History Month, and with that in mind we will be highlighting a few of the incredible women that help to make up the PRN network of physical therapy clinics across the country. We are thrilled to start our series off with a conversation with Kayla Leer, PT, DPT and Rehab Director at RehabAuthority – Bismarck.

The national recognition and celebration of Black History Month has been a long time coming.