Brooks Pediatric PT Residency Coordinator
Brooks Rehabiliation
Caroline Scott is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS). Dr. Scott is a proud pediatric physical therapist, with a passion for helping children achieve their full potential and maximize their quality of life. She has worked at Brooks Rehabilitation since 2016, where she completed her student rotations throughout the system of care and then continued her pediatric specialization in the residency, graduating in 2018. She currently works at Brooks Pediatrics St. Augustine in the outpatient setting with patients from 0 to 21 years old with developmental, neurologic and orthopedic presentation. She also works in early intervention setting through Early Steps with patients from 0 to 3 years old to promote maximal participation in their home environment and community and in the private practice setting for children who have aged out of the early intervention system but still benefit from home therapies.
In addition, Caroline is the residency coordinator for the Brooks IHL pediatric residency program where she fosters the learning process for 3 pediatric residents. She mentors new clinicians throughout the Brooks Rehabilitation system through the CPE mentorship model. Dr. Scott is passionate about incorporating functional strengthening into pediatric play and utilizing observation for movement analysis. She frequently presents to the community and other healthcare providers on topics related to the benefits of early intervention for the pediatric population, evaluation and intervention for pediatric orthopedic injuries, and use of strength and conditioning principles with pediatric PT intervention. Caroline’s clinical practice and specialization enable her to be a take on the role of Subject Matter expert again, which she previously led from 2019-2021.
Dr. Scott also works as contributing faculty at the University of St. Augustine and Baylor University, where she assists in teaching neurologic and pediatric interventions to future DPT students. She currently works within the research setting, assisting in assessing the feasibility and impact of utilizing the PedsQL outcome measure in the outpatient setting, assessing participation changes over time following serial casting intervention to address ankle range of motion limitations, and assisting in completing research on utilization of hip helpers in children with Down Syndrome to influence development of gross motor milestones.
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