PT from all over the world;
I just got into a college here in Brazil. I'm very interested and anxious
to start doing things involved to PT. As a new student the only thing I can
do now is get involved with the academical projects. I'm start to lead a
group of students that represent the PT students among the directors of the
colleges and others institutions. Our mission is to make our college beter
in all the ways. We have a lot of problems with libraries, scientifical
projects and many other things....
I'd like to know from some of you what else I could do to help PT and
myself grow as a professional.
Should I take extra activities courses now or should I learn more first to
start taking and participating of them ?
Are there in Europe any small courses that I can take during my vacation
time in July/August ? I'll be going to Europe so i'm very interested to
learn how PT is in others countries.
Well, guess that's all ! Hope to learn things soon to get involved in
those discussions that have in the list !
Thanks.
Pedro Fagnani
Salvador, BA Brazil
----- Original Message -----
From: Clare Triggs <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 2:42 PM
Subject: quit
> quit physio
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 8:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Continuing Professional Development - research re attitudes
and
> c ulture
>
>
> > I have no references Julia, only anecdotal personal experience and
musings
> (?
> > reflective practise!!)
> >
> > For me this issue comes at an extremely pertinent point in my career. I
> have
> > just sat down to review notes on courses I have previously attended
after
> > realising my knowledge and skills are not up to scratch. What opened my
> eyes
> > was a four week stint in a private practise where it was obvious to me
and
> my
> > employer that my skills were not as good as they could or, having been
on
> the
> > courses I had on my CV, should be.
> >
> > I believe that different people are motivated to improve their
> professional
> > knowledge and skills by many different factors, including some of the
> > following.
> >
> > 1) Desire to achieve personal mastery of the profession
> > 2) Need to maintain a customer base
> > 3) Need to meet one's employees standards
> >
> > Any factors which motivate people from a negative angle are probably not
> the
> > best for the individual, but may be the best for the employer. Perhaps
> > employers would do better by using strategies which encourage staff to
> want
> > to be better for their own self-esteem, rather than threaten them with
> > negative consequences if they don't comply. Then Compulsory education
> > programmes would not be needed.
> >
> >
> > With reference to your posting, is it possible that 'the people who are
> > reluctant to take time away from treating patients to undertake CPD in
the
> > workplace' feel they are being asked to treat their patients in less
time
> to
> > comply with the demands of their employer. Surely if they felt CPD met
> their
> > needs they would be less reluctant. I think many people simply do not
> want
> > to put in the work necessary to improve their skills because they do not
> feel
> > the benefits of this work is to them, but to their employer. This is
> because
> > the emphasis placed by their employer on the need for CPD is not the
same
> > need which motivates them.
> >
> > I hope this makes sense. Could people write in an share what motivates
> them
> > in their professional development.
> >
> > Stewart Harrison
> > Physiotherapist
> > UK
> >
>
>
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