Bluestein P
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1993 May;16(4):228-37.
This report is an examination of the demographics of currently employed chiropractic paraprofessionals, including a compilation and verification of a job analysis. Despite the increasing sophistication and accountability of the chiropractic practice, the chiropractic assistant has not maintained a parallel level of maturity.
Three data-gathering instruments were employed: a) a general survey was used to gather demographics; b) a program for developing a curriculum (DACUM) was used to develop a job analysis; and c) a survey was used to verify tasks and duty areas developed by the DACUM meetings.
Demographically, chiropractic paraprofessionals are people with a wide variety of training and duties. Verification surveys of the DACUM model yielded no new tasks or duty areas and assigned relevance to all the tasks listed in the DACUM grid.
No uniform standard of training or competency testing now exists for the chiropractic paraprofessional. The DACUM grid may serve as a useful model for developing a standard of training or competency.
本报告对当前在职的脊椎按摩疗法辅助专业人员的人口统计学特征进行了研究，包括工作分析的汇编与核实。尽管脊椎按摩疗法实践日益复杂且需承担更多责任，但脊椎按摩疗法助理的成熟度却未达到相应水平。
采用了三种数据收集工具：a）通过一般调查收集人口统计学数据；b）使用课程开发程序（DACUM）进行工作分析；c）通过一项调查来核实DACUM会议确定的任务和职责范围。
从人口统计学角度来看，脊椎按摩疗法辅助专业人员是接受过各种培训且承担多种职责的群体。对DACUM模型的核实调查未发现新的任务或职责范围，并确认了DACUM表格中列出的所有任务的相关性。
目前，脊椎按摩疗法辅助专业人员尚无统一的培训标准或能力测试。DACUM表格可作为制定培训标准或能力标准的有用模型。
