Hello Kevin,
I can understand your frustration but it does do us good
to look at a broader group approach to hone our skills and challenge our
imagination and flair. in the area that i spend a lot of time in
(occupational health), the one to one training we have had so well drilled
into us can be a disadvantage. In the workplace, one needs to approach the
problem globally even when it is just a particular individual you are
looking at - their work practices and organisation may be affected by the
others around them and in treating him/her individually, you may miss
something. I think working with groups whether they are "knee"
groups or work groups seeks to challenge us as physiotherapists. Perhaps
that's not quite what you meant.
Cheers,
Anna
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Dear All
I know I am going to regret
this one. It is late Sat a.m. and I have just
finished the
celebration of the completion of a particularly arduous
dissertation
but here goes.
Is there any other, predominantly UK NHS physio
who also feels the terrible
diachotomy facing their hospital
practice. The vast majority of physio
education, especially post grad
is aimed at the one to one therapist/patient
relationship of rehab
and manual therapy. Unfortunately many of the
hospitals I have worked
for want both instructional and rehab classes
grouping supposedly
like patients, into a group where one therapist is meant
to give some
meaningful help.
Is it that I am rubbish at these groups or that
treating 20 people at once
makes better economics than one at a time.
There is a significant amount of
single malt circulating around my
person so be gentle.
Thoughts please Warm
Regards Kevin Reese UK
