WELLNESS MODEL

Wellness is a state of being in good health and must be maintained by an individual in order to live well. APTA (American Physical Therapy Association) Still hasn't imposed a wellness model to serve as a guide for PTs. So in my opinion Hetller's Six Dimensional Model of Wellness is the best guide for PTs.

  The Image shown is the Six Dimension of Wellness by William Hetter, PhD (1979). In this model Hettler declared that the dimension of wellness are environmental, emotional, intellectual, occupational. physical, social and spiritual. In rehab the PT must not only focus on treating the physical aspect of a patient, but must provide treatment to the other dimensions shown in this model. This model can be a guide for PT's  on how to interact with the patient in order to provide optimal treatment.