Expertise in Physical Therapy Practice

by Jensen, Gwyer, Hack & Shepard

• ISBN13: 9780750690409
• ISBN10: 0750690402
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-02
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

Provides the first in-depth understanding of expert physical therapy practice in print. Through their research, Jensen, Gwyer, Hack, and Shepard have compiled the first comprehensive description of expert clinical practice in physical therapy. How do the experts work and learn? How do they reason and make clinical decisions? How do they evaluate and treat their patients and interact with colleagues? How do they handle their mistakes? By taking an in-depth look at the principles and beliefs that guide the work of expert physical therapists, you will learn the answers to these questions. Through case studies depicting expert physical therapy practice in four clinical areasgeriatrics, neurology, pediatrics, and orthopedicsdiscover the attitudes, thinking processes, types of knowledge and hands-on skills that need to be acquired to develop clinical expertise.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	ix	(2)
Contributing Authors	xi	(2)
Foreword I	xiii	(4)
Ruth B. Purtilo
Foreword II	xvii	(4)
Jules Rothstein
Preface	xxi	(2)
Acknowledgments	xxiii
I Studying Expertise: Rationale and Research Methods	3	(74)
1 Professional Life: Issues of Health Care, Education, and Development	3	(12)
2 Expertise: What Does It Mean?	15	(28)
3 Research Methods for Studying Expertise	43	(18)
4 Exploration of Physical Therapy Practice: A Grounded Theory Approach	61	(16)
II Portraits of Expertise in Physical Therapy	77	(170)
5 Expert Practice in Pediatrics: When Work Is Play	77	(28)
Jan Gwyer
6 Expert Practice in Geriatrics: You're Never Too Old	105	(24)
Laurita M. Hack
7 Experienced Practice in Neurologic Rehabilitation: Experts in the Making	129	(22)
Katherine F. Shepard
8 Expert Practice in Orthopedics: Competence, Collaboration, and Compassion	151	(24)
Gail M. Jensen
9 Expert Practice in Physical Therapy	175	(32)
10 Other Views of Expertise in Physical Therapy	207	(40)
10A Wisdom of Practice in a Transdisciplinary Rehabilitation Clinic: Situated Expertise and Client Centering	207	(24)
Elizabeth Mostrom
10B The Professional Development of Expert Physical Therapists in Four Areas of Clinical Practice	231	(16)
Cathrin Martin
Agneta Siosteen
Katherine F. Shepard
III Bridging the Worlds of Education and Practice: Implications for the Profession	247	(40)
11 Commentaries on Expert Practice: Words from the Wise	247	(24)
Pediatric Expert Practice	247	(5)
Irene R. McEwen
Geriatric Expert Practice	252	(7)
Carol M. Davis
Neurologic Expert Practice	259	(5)
Babette S. Sanders
Orthopedic Expert Practice	264	(7)
Mark A. Jones
12 Lessons from the Experts: Implications for Practice and Education	271	(16)
Index	287