Green Ann, Perry Jo, Harrison Karen
Department of Physiotherapy and Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK.
Man Ther. 2008 May;13(2):139-47. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2006.12.001. Epub 2007 Feb 16.
Over the last decade there has been potential for manual therapists to extend their roles and develop their careers. In order to explore the career pathways of a group of postgraduate manual therapists and to identify the influence of Master's education on those careers, a postal questionnaire was sent to all graduates from a clinically based programme (response rate 62.3%, n=48, with representation from each year over a 10-year period). All the respondents were still working in physiotherapy and the majority had a clinical element to their role (83%). The new career framework, which seeks to enable therapists to progress their careers and retain a clinical work load is demonstrated within this sample, with 6.2% achieving Consultant Therapist roles, 14.4% in Extended Scope Practitioner posts and 16.6% working as Clinical Specialists. Positive contributions from Master's education were the status of the qualification, improved clinical skills and increased confidence. Negative factors were less clinical 'hands-on' within their roles, lack of time and an increase in management responsibilities. Findings suggest that Master's education has enabled the participants to take on the new roles that have resulted from a raft of political imperatives but further work could explore the issues around positive and negative drivers.
在过去十年中，手法治疗师有机会拓展其角色并发展职业生涯。为了探索一组研究生手法治疗师的职业道路，并确定硕士教育对这些职业的影响，我们向一个基于临床的项目的所有毕业生发送了一份邮政调查问卷（回复率为62.3%，n = 48，涵盖了10年期间每年的代表）。所有受访者仍从事物理治疗工作，且大多数人的工作包含临床元素（83%）。这个样本展示了新的职业框架，该框架旨在使治疗师能够在职业生涯中取得进步并保持临床工作量，其中6.2%的人担任顾问治疗师角色，14.4%的人担任扩展范围从业者职位，16.6%的人担任临床专家。硕士教育的积极贡献包括资格地位、临床技能的提高和信心的增强。消极因素包括在其角色中较少的临床“实践操作”、时间不足以及管理职责的增加。研究结果表明，硕士教育使参与者能够承担一系列政治要求所带来的新角色，但进一步的工作可以探讨围绕积极和消极驱动因素的问题。
