Nicole Anne Needles

Nicole Needles, PT, DPT: Nicole is a clinician at Nemours/ Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. She is one of the two co-program chairs for the APTA Academy of Aquatic Physical Therapy (AAPT) and also a member of the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. In prior years she assisted in updating the Policy and Procedure Manual for the Academy’s Clinical Competency Certificate Program for which she also attended the inaugural program; she has also served in several other roles in the Academy. Her passion lies specifically in Pediatric Aquatic Therapy and promoting connecting the right patients to this desired setting, in addition to mentoring others in her profession. In addition, she was elected the Academy of Aquatic Physical Therapy's Centennial Scholar in 2021. Pre-COVID she ran a wellness course in adapted aquatics for Caregivers and Tots, which was a lot of fun! Her second job is as a school-based physical therapist.