School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2024 Jul;40(7):1537-1550. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2179382. Epub 2023 Feb 21.
There is a considerable and ongoing health gap experienced by First Nations Australians. Physiotherapists play an integral role in the health care of this population; however, little is known about new graduate preparedness and training needs to work in a First Nations context.
To explore the perceptions of new graduate physiotherapists regarding their preparedness and training needs for working with First Nation Australians.
Qualitative telephone, semi-structured interviews of new graduate physiotherapists (n = 13) who have worked with First Nations Australians in the last two years. Inductive, reflexive thematic analysis was used.
Five themes were generated: 1) limitations of pre-professional training; 2) benefits of work integrated learning; 3) 'on the job' development; 4) intrapersonal factors and efforts; and 5) insights into improving training.
New graduate physiotherapists perceive that their preparedness to work in a First Nations health context is supported by practical and varied learning experiences. At the pre-professional level, new graduates benefit from work integrated learning and opportunities that evoke critical self-reflection. At the professional level, new graduates express a need for 'on the job' development, peer supervision, and tailored professional development, that focuses on the unique perspectives of the specific community in which they work.
澳大利亚原住民在健康方面存在着相当大且持续存在的差距。物理治疗师在该人群的医疗保健中发挥着不可或缺的作用；然而，对于新毕业的物理治疗师在原住民背景下工作的准备情况和培训需求了解甚少。
探讨新毕业的物理治疗师对与澳大利亚原住民合作的准备情况和培训需求的看法。
对过去两年内在原住民环境中工作过的 13 名新毕业的物理治疗师进行了定性电话、半结构化访谈。采用归纳、反思性主题分析。
产生了五个主题：1） 专业前培训的局限性；2） 工作整合学习的好处；3）“在职”发展；4） 个人因素和努力；5） 改善培训的见解。
新毕业的物理治疗师认为，他们在原住民健康环境中工作的准备情况得到了实际和多样化的学习经验的支持。在专业前阶段，新毕业生受益于工作整合学习和引发批判性自我反思的机会。在专业层面，新毕业生表示需要“在职”发展、同行监督和量身定制的专业发展，重点关注他们工作所在特定社区的独特视角。
