Supporting the transition from student to practitioner: A scheme to support the development of newly qualified practitioners

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 494-503

  Solowiej, Kazia ^a   Upton, Penney ^a   Upton, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allied health professionals; Career development; CPD; Evidence based practice; Mentor support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868632141     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.9.78039     Document Type: Article

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