کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2625843 1135967 2008 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The influence of a postgraduate clinical master's qualification in manual therapy on the careers of physiotherapists in the United Kingdom
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
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The influence of a postgraduate clinical master's qualification in manual therapy on the careers of physiotherapists in the United Kingdom
چکیده انگلیسی

Over the last decade there has been potential for manual therapists to extend their roles and develop their careers. In order to explore the career pathways of a group of postgraduate manual therapists and to identify the influence of Master's education on those careers, a postal questionnaire was sent to all graduates from a clinically based programme (response rate 62.3%, n=48n=48, with representation from each year over a 10-year period).All the respondents were still working in physiotherapy and the majority had a clinical element to their role (83%). The new career framework, which seeks to enable therapists to progress their careers and retain a clinical work load is demonstrated within this sample, with 6.2% achieving Consultant Therapist roles, 14.4% in Extended Scope Practitioner posts and 16.6% working as Clinical Specialists.Positive contributions from Master's education were the status of the qualification, improved clinical skills and increased confidence. Negative factors were less clinical ‘hands-on’ within their roles, lack of time and an increase in management responsibilities. Findings suggest that Master's education has enabled the participants to take on the new roles that have resulted from a raft of political imperatives but further work could explore the issues around positive and negative drivers.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Manual Therapy - Volume 13, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 139–147
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