The first in a two-part series of webinars, "Having a Seat at the Table" begins the series by highlighting an educational leader's journey in promoting the value of a DPT program within their department, school, college, and university.

The webinar offers examples and paths for DPT faculty and leaders t:o 

• Illustrate visibility, presence, & the importance of representation of work units to others within the academy.
• Justify the use of resources to support colleagues and teams to be recognized and successful among professional colleagues regionally, nationally, and internationally.
• Design environments to exemplify leadership involvement at multiple levels with the unit of the academy.
• Create a collaborative effort to advance physical therapy education with the institutional development office.
• Optimize interdisciplinary collaboration while respecting professional autonomies.

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The original webinar took place in July 12, 2023.

ACAPT is also offering this recorded webinar to help DPT programs meet the ACAPT member-approved motion about the structure of DPT programs within the parent university by 2030.

Dr. Abraham is currently serving as the Acting Provost at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.  She joined the faculty within the Division of Physical Therapy at Shenandoah in 2001 and served as the Division Director and most recently as Dean of the School of Health Professions.  Dr. Abraham is a graduate of the APTA's Education Leadership Institute Fellowship program and is a board member of the Physical Therapy Learning Institute.  Dr. Abraham's clinical expertise is in pelvic health physical therapy having served on the Women's Health Specialty Council of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.  She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Women's and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and sits on the Clinical Practice Guideline Steering Committee of the Academy of Pelvic Health.