Teaching and learning communication skills in physiotherapy: What is done and how should it be done?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-301

  Parry, Ruth H ^a   Brown, Kay ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills assessment; Communication skills research; Communication skills teaching; Physiotherapy; Survey; UK

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; NURSING EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 75349105638     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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