From student to therapist: Follow up of a first cohort of bachelor of occupational therapy students

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-349

  Doherty, Georgina ^a   Stagnitti, Karen ^b   Schoo, Adrian M M ^b  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Fieldwork; Student; Transition to practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; VICTORIA;

EID: 70350413181     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2008.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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