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Sharon Fair, PT, BA, BS, MS, PSY D, PhD
Co-founder & President of the Wellness Society
The mission of the Wellness Society is to offer wellness education to physical therapists (and student physical therapists) so they may enhance the wellness of their patients, themselves and their communities.
Founded as Florida Fitness in St Petersburg, FL in 1981
home health physical therapist
Employers
- HCA Healthcare / Nurse on Call Home Health Care (FL)
- Baptist Home Health Care (FL)
- AdventHealth - Castle Home Care (HI)
- Senior Home Care (FL)
- Jupiter Medical Center Home Health (FL)
- Upper Chesapeake / St Joseph's Home Care (MD)
- Johns Hopkins Home Care Group (MD)
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center Home Care (MD)
Patient Diagnoses and Comorbidities
- post-surgical (e.g., UE, LE & spine orthopedic and cardiac)
- obesity, CHF, COPD, HTN, DM, Parkinson's, CVA, MS, fracture, depressive and bipolar affective disorders, tobacco & substance abuse disorders, alcohol addiction, dementia, among others
AUTHOR
Fair, S.E. (2022) Wellness and Holistic Physical Therapy, 2nd edition. Palatka, FL: Wellness Society.
- Currently being marketed to DPT programs in the USA
Fair, S.E. (2020) Wellness and Holistic Physical Therapy, 2nd edition. Palatka, FL: Wellness Society.
- Adopted by four entry-level DPT programs in the USA
Fair, S.E. (2010) Wellness and Physical Therapy. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
- Adopted by nearly 50 entry-level DPT programs throughout the USA and Canada
Fair, S.E. (2007) Wellness and Physical Therapy. St Augustine, FL: Wellness Society.
- Reference for Wellness I & II courses at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences
Fair, S.E. (2006) Wellness and Physical Therapy. St Augustine, FL: Wellness Society
Fair, S.E. (1986) How to Teach Aerobic Dance. New York City: Queens College.
Certified: ADVANCED Open Water Diver
Professional Association of Diving Instructors - PADI
2012
Advanced Open Water Diver
Certification # 12080H4075
Deerfield Beach, FL
Research
Fair SE (2007) A comparison of the aerobic capacity wellness of female and male physical therapist members of the American Physical Therapy Association. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, 31(1) Spring: 6-10.
Fair SE (2005) The fitness self-wellness of physical therapists. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66(1): 1-236. (ProQuest Information and Learning No. 3162726)
Fair SE (2004) A Comparison of the self-wellness of female and male students in one entry-level physical therapy program, Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, 28(3): 15-21.
Fair SE (2000) "Real world" compliance: the efficacy of the 420 calorie Optifast diet in one hospital-based clinic. Doctoral paper for California Southern University, Costa Mesa, CA.
Fair SE (1989) The effects of a moderate versus a modest exercise regime on the quality of weight loss of obese women on a very low calorie diet. Baltimore, MD: The Maryland Metabolic Institute.
Presenter / Speaker
Continuing Education (CE) Seminars
- Facilitating Wellness in PT, Palatka, FL
- Complementary Interventions in PT, Palatka, FL
- among others
CE Platform Presentations at APTA/FPTA conferences
- APTA Preview 2020, Las Vegas, NV
- Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, Boston, MA
- among others
Consultant / Speaker
- Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
- Employee Wellness Program, Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- among others
ASSOCIATE Professor
Associate Professor in Physical Therapy
University of St Augustine for Health Sciences
2000 - 2008
- Instructed courses in Wellness I, Wellness II, Gerontology, Psychological & Ethical Aspects of PT, Professional Development, and Administration & Management
- Chairperson of the University Curriculum Committee
- Chairperson of the Wellness Task Force
Ph.D. in Education
Capella University
2005
Dissertation: Wellness among PT members of the APTA
Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning
Capella University
2004
Psychology Doctorate (Psy.D.)
California Southern University
2000
Coursework emphasized psychological aspects of physical therapy and compliance with diet and exercise regimes
Physical Therapist
Licensed since 1993
- Florida License PT-12315
- Hawaii License PT-3939
- Maryland License PT-17656
BACHELOR of science: Physical Therapy
University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Dept of PT
1993
APTA
Joined 1992
- Council on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Wellness - FL representative
- Mentor in APTA's "Members Mentoring Members" (in areas of home health and wellness)
- Chairperson of the Home Health SIG (special interest group) of the APTA of MD
- Committee Member (alongside Florence Kendall, PT) of the Nominating Committee of the APTA of MD
LEAD EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST
Maryland Metabolic Institute
1987-1991
- Examination of body composition and maximal oxygen consumption
- Small group and one-on-one exercise instruction in the basics of exercise and compliance
- Supervised staff exercise physiologists
Master of Science: Exercise and Nutrition Science
City University of New York (CUNY) - Queens College
1986
Graduate Fellow
Instructed courses in "Health, Nutrition & Exercise" (lecture and lab) and "How Teach Aerobic Dance" for physical education majors (including lecture, lab and writing of the course manual)
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Bachelor of Arts "with distinction"
University of South Florida
1981
Major: Creative and Technical Writing
(B.A. "with distinction" signifies top graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences during the respective semester of graduation)
Extra-curricular activities:
- University Representative to the Florida State House of Representatives
- Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership honor society)
- Phi Kappa Phi (Honor society)
- Outdoors Club - Vice President
- Sailing Club - Secretary
- Student Government - Secretary
- Computer Club