Miles-Tapping C, Rennie G A, Duffy M, Rooke L, Holstein S
Physiother Can. 1992 Fall;44(4):31-5.
This survey was funded and conducted by the Ontario and Canadian Physiotherapy Association Task Force on Professional Identity. Professional identity influences the image an occupation projects to its clients, the public, other occupations and governments. As an aid to planning strategy for advancing the professional image of physiotherapy, an open-ended questionnaire explored Canadian physiotherapists' professional identity. Professional identity is promoted by Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) branches and districts. Most therapists identified their skills and potential benefit for patients, but only 15% identified themselves as a member of a health profession involved in a rewarding career. Physiotherapists have achieved many characteristics of an independent profession, but expressed frustration reveals that some members lack power on a personal and professional level.
这项调查由安大略省和加拿大物理治疗协会职业身份特别工作组资助并开展。职业身份影响着一个职业在其客户、公众、其他职业以及政府眼中的形象。为了辅助制定提升物理治疗职业形象的策略，一份开放式问卷对加拿大物理治疗师的职业身份进行了探究。加拿大物理治疗协会（CPA）的各分会和地区都在推动职业身份的塑造。大多数治疗师认可自身技能以及对患者的潜在益处，但仅有15%的人将自己视为从事有意义职业的健康专业人员的一员。物理治疗师已具备独立职业的诸多特征，但所表达出的挫败感表明，一些成员在个人和职业层面缺乏权力。
