Professional accreditation of occupational therapy educational programs: A bright or embattled future?

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-143

  Cusick, Anne ^a   Adamson, Lynne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Professionalism; Quality improvement; Standards

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUTUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 4844225815     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00411.x     Document Type: Review

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