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Building Intergenerational Relationships With Older Adults

Being problem-solvers is part of the job description for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. In our new column, Success Story, APTA members share their insights into an issue facing them at work, and the creative solution for how they addressed it. This debut installment features Justin Smith, PT, DPT, PhD, assistant professor in the Physical Therapy Department at Wichita State University, who tells us about an innovative program that pairs DPT students with older adults from a local retirement community.

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