World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) defined physical therapy as “services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout the life span”. (1) Physical therapists are qualified to take on a complete examination/assessment of the patient/client to devise a diagnosis and prognosis/plan of care, to phase in a therapeutic intervention/treatment plan if appropriate, to examine the end result of any intervention/treatment, and to direct discharge arrangements. (2, 3) Physical therapists manage and provide services to patients/clients in collaboration with other health care professionals.(4) WCPT envisage physical therapists to grasp the role and function of the other professions,
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To deal with the changing and future demands and to guarantee patient care on a high qualitative level, it has been an important precondition and an integral step to deal with the competencies and related learning outcomes.(15) Like other professions, there is high number of prograduate students of physical therapy in well developed countries but availability of postgraduate courses is less in developing countries. Thus in developed countries their is higher professional entry qualifications of physical therapists. Postgraduate education programs include research degrees such as PhD and research masters programs. Mostly, developed countries have coursework postgraduate programs, commonly involving clinical specialities such as manipulative, sports, cardiopulmonary and paediatric physical therapy. Continuing education (i.e. non-formal, non-award programs) for physical therapists occurs across the world, in the kind of both in-service education within the workplace and marketed courses held by professional associations. The professional association courses varies from local workshops and seminars to national conferences and the four-yearly congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, which brings together physiotherapy educators, researchers and clinicians from all over world for review and updating of professional knowledge and practice. In some countries attendance at continuing education programs is mandatory for ongoing membership of professional associations, as a measure to increase professional standards and facilitate educational development.(16) After qualification, physical therapists in the United Kingdom are legally and professionally are allowed to work with full autonomy. (17) Ten common potential outcomes that expected from graduate to demonstrate are (1) service and social responsibility, (2) professionalism, (3) professional role,
To deal with the changing and future demands and to guarantee patient care on a high qualitative level, it has been an important precondition and an integral step to deal with the competencies and related learning outcomes.(15) Like other professions, there is high number of prograduate students of physical therapy in well developed countries but availability of postgraduate courses is less in developing countries. Thus in developed countries their is higher professional entry qualifications of physical therapists. Postgraduate education programs include research degrees such as PhD and research masters programs. Mostly, developed countries have coursework postgraduate programs, commonly involving clinical specialities such as manipulative, sports, cardiopulmonary and paediatric physical therapy. Continuing education (i.e. non-formal, non-award programs) for physical therapists occurs across the world, in the kind of both in-service education within the workplace and marketed courses held by professional associations. The professional association courses varies from local workshops and seminars to national conferences and the four-yearly congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, which brings together physiotherapy educators, researchers and clinicians from all over world for review and updating of professional knowledge and practice. In some countries attendance at continuing education programs is mandatory for ongoing membership of professional associations, as a measure to increase professional standards and facilitate educational development.(16) After qualification, physical therapists in the United Kingdom are legally and professionally are allowed to work with full autonomy. (17) Ten common potential outcomes that expected from graduate to demonstrate are (1) service and social responsibility, (2) professionalism, (3) professional role,