The development of expertise in pediatric rehabilitation therapists: Changes in approach, self-knowledge, and use of enabling and customizing strategies

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-240

  King, Gillian ^a,e   Currie, Melissa ^a   Bartlett, Doreen J ^b   Gilpin, Michelle ^c   Willoughby, Colleen ^d   Tucker, Mary Ann ^a   Strachan, Deborah ^e   Baxter, Donna ^a  

^a THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Thames Valley District School Board   (Canada)

^d DMARehability ^*  (Canada)

^e Ministry of Children and Youth Services Child and Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Disability; Expertise; Rehabilitation; Therapist

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL EXPERT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SPEECH THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RECREATION; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THINKING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34547673624     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17518420701302670     Document Type: Article

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