Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2008
- Latest edition
- Authors: Joy Higgs, Megan Smith, Gillian Webb, Margot Skinner
- Language: English
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues and perspectives in the current practice of physiotherapy, focussing on the issues that are not taught in 'clinical'… Read more
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues and perspectives in the current practice of physiotherapy, focussing on the issues that are not taught in 'clinical' texts yet that underpin professional practice. The book helps students gain a good understanding of the physiotherapy profession. It will introduce students to the key practice issues included in professional entry curricula: history of the profession, the workforce and roles of physiotherapists, ethics, law, reflective practice, clinical reasoning, teamwork, and other professional issues within the field of physiotherapy.
Undergraduate physiotherapy students
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 2, 2008
- Language: English
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Joy Higgs
Joy has worked for over 35 years as an educator, scholar, researcher and research supervisor at The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University. She has held appointments as visiting scholar and consultant to a number of Australian and international tertiary institutions. In 2004, Joy received a Member of the Order of Australia award for service to health science education through course development, academic and administrative contributions and research into teaching methods. She was awarded an Australian Teaching and Learning Council Fellowship in 2010. Joy is a member of the Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows Network. In 2015, Joy was appointed a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Professor Joy Higgs' key roles at CSU are promoting the advancement of professional practice and education through collaborations in research, scholarship, student supervision, education, organisational change and networking. Joy's research interests are linked to professional practice (the nature of practice across professions, practice wisdom, professionalism, the changing shape of professions in work and society), higher education (quality and innovations), professional education (pedagogies, socialisation, expectations of graduates), practice-based education (pedagogy, curriculum frameworks) and qualitative research strategies.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor in Higher Education Charles Sturt University Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaMS
Megan Smith
Affiliations and expertise
School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, AustraliaGW
Gillian Webb
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaMS
Margot Skinner
Affiliations and expertise
School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, New Zealand