Refresher Education Policy: Results of a Survey

Occupational Therapy experiences chronic manpower shortage. This is in part, due to loss of trained, experienced manpower. In many cases, female occupational therapists, like other women, drop-out of the work force to re-enter later. In an attempt to deliniate refresher education policy for re-enter...

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Published in:Canadian journal of occupational therapy (1939) 1987-02, Vol.54 (1), p.23-27
Main Authors: Polatajko, Helen, Wright, Carolyn, Clancy, Pat, LeBlanc, Maria, Vanhook, Margie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data Collection
Education
Education, Continuing - standards
Education, Professional, Retraining - standards
Educational Needs
Employment
Female
Health administration
Humans
Manpower
Occupational therapy
Occupational Therapy - education
Ontario
Reader response
Refresher Courses
Research Methodology
Statistics as Topic
Task forces
Therapists
Therapy
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Summary:Occupational Therapy experiences chronic manpower shortage. This is in part, due to loss of trained, experienced manpower. In many cases, female occupational therapists, like other women, drop-out of the work force to re-enter later. In an attempt to deliniate refresher education policy for re-entering, a mail survey of randomly selected members of Ontario occupational therapists and occupational therapy managers was conducted. The results of the survey suggested refresher education should be mandatory after an absence of 3–5 years, should be under the jurisdiction, at least in part, of the provincial association, should be oriented to specialists training and have a variety of formats including clinical practice.
ISSN:0008-4174
1911-9828
DOI:10.1177/000841748705400106