A national evaluation of the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (1994): A multistakeholder perspective

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 384-392

  Rodger, Sylvia ^a   Clark, Michele ^b   Banks, Rebecca ^a   O'Brien, Mia ^a   Martinez, Kay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Focus groups; Multiple stakeholders; Professional competence; Professional standards; Registration

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 70449626136     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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