Maintenance of professional currency: Perceptions of occupational therapists

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-269

  Murray, Carolyn ^a   Lawry, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Occupational Therapy Australia Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Professional competence; Professional development; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORKLOAD;

FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79960487928     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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