The development of expertise in paediatric rehabilitation therapists: The roles of motivation, openness to experience, and types of caseload experience

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-122

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

^a THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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

^d DMARehability   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Disability; Expertise; Rehabilitation; Therapist

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REHABILITATION; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED CHILDREN; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 44949220237     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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