PT Graduates' Perceptions of a Higher Education Early Intervention Training Program on Employment and Practice

Abstract

Results provide important program feedback and highlight the need for curriculum review. This study further informs the national discussion about EI training, pediatric physical therapy curriculum, new graduate practice in EI, and entry-level versus advanced practice.

The paediatric physiotherapy curricula landscape: A survey of United Kingdom entry‐level programs

“…Potentially students may not be formally assessed regarding their safety, competence and confidence to provide appropriate assessment and effective treatment of children and young people, unless it is explicit within their taught curriculum. A disparity of taught paediatric education across the globe exists and has previously been reported throughout the past 2 decades within curricula in the United States of America (Cherry & Knutson, 1993;Cochrane et al, 1990;Golub-Victor & Dumas, 2015;Schreiber et al, 2011). Mistry et al (2019) surveyed Australian universities to identify paediatric programme content, reporting key barriers to implementing paediatric content within the curriculum including a crowded syllabus, lack of specialist staff, lack of prioritisation and inadequate paediatric placement availability.…”

“…Potentially students may not be formally assessed regarding their safety, competence and confidence to provide appropriate assessment and effective treatment of children and young people, unless it is explicit within their taught curriculum. A disparity of taught paediatric education across the globe exists and has previously been reported throughout the past 2 decades within curricula in the United States of America (Cherry & Knutson, 1993; Cochrane et al., 1990; Golub‐Victor & Dumas, 2015; Schreiber et al., 2011). Mistry et al.…”