Expertise in Physical Therapy Practice

by Jensen, Gail M.

• ISBN13: 9781416002147
• ISBN10: 1416002146
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

This comprehensive text examines what it takes to progress toward - and ultimately become - an expert in physical therapy. It explores multiple dimensions of expertise: how expert practitioners develop, what knowledge they use, where they acquire that knowledge, how they think and reason, how they make decisions, and how they perform in practice to demonstrate what it takes to progress and ultimately become an expert in physical therapy. Introduces the four core concepts that comprise the model of expertise: Knowledge, Clinical Reasoning, Movement, and Virtue A Data Collection Tools Appendix provides a step-by-step description of the process that the authors used to select, interview, and collect data from the experts in each case study to demonstrates the use of critical thinking and research-based analysis Contributed chapters on Expert Practice and Clinical Outcomes, Clinical Reasoning and Expert Practice, and Implications for Practice Implications for Practice chapter covers the implementation and results of this model of expertise in a staff development program A Postscript "The Voices of our Experts 10 Years Later" where clinicians share the evolution of their expertise Two chapters on Inquiry into Expertise and Implications for Doctoral Level Education in Physical Therapy provide insights into the practical application of the core concepts of the physical therapy model of expertise and facilitate the continued development of expertise in physical therapy.

Table of Contents

Part I Studying Expertise: Purpose, Concepts, and Tools
Professional Life: Issues of Health Care, Education, and Development	3	(16)
Understanding Expertise: Connecting Research and Theory to Physical Therapy	19	(29)
Methods for Exploring Expertise	48	(15)
Part II Portraits of Expertise in Physical Therapy
Expert Practice in Pediatrics: Playful Process	63	(24)
Jan Gwyer
Expert Practice in Geriatrics: You're Never Too Old	87	(20)
Laurita M. Hack
Experienced Practice in Neurologic Rehabilitation: Experts in the Making	107	(18)
Katherine F. Shepard
Expert Practice in Orthopedics: Competence, Collaboration, and Compassion	125	(20)
Gail M. Jensen
Expert Practice in Physical Therapy	145	(32)
Postscript: The Voices of Our Experts---10 Years Later	170	(7)
Part III Lessons Learned and Applied
Expert Practice and Clinical Outcomes	177	(15)
Linda Resnik
Clinical Reasoning and Expert Practice	192	(22)
Ian Edwards
Mark A. Jones
Situated Expertise: The Wisdom of Practice in a Transdisciplinary Rehabilitation Clinic	214	(26)
Elizabeth Mostrom
Implications for Practice: Applying the Dimensions of Expertise for Staff Professional Development	240	(29)
Michael G. Sullivan
Ann Jampel
Part IV Pursuing Expertise in Physical Therapy
Inquiry into Expertise: Future Directions	269	(15)
Implications for Doctoral-Level Education in Physical Therapy	284	(14)
Implications for Practice and Professional Development	298	(15)
Appendix: Data Collection Tools	313	(6)
Index	319